Pinned Items in Office 2016 not sorted alphabetically

Just curios, why do you think it would be hard to implement. 

The MRU is being sorted before presentation, so why do you think it would be hard to implement a switch to allow user control of the sort order?

I agree with Greg1126.  I keep 25 files in the pinned list.  Having them re-sorted each time they are opened is VERY inefficient!  Why did you ever make such a stupid change?  MS always talks about increasing productivity - this change (of re-sorting the pinned list based upon usage date/time) causes me to be VERY unproductive!

I have a pinned list of about 15 file names that I use almost daily, and it would be most efficient for me to be able to quickly locate the one I want at the moment. An alphabetized list would be best for speed and efficiency. I can appreciate that some users might prefer a chronological list; so users should be able to choose how they want the file names sorted.

Hi.

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In Office 2016, recent items are sorted according to date and time and not alphabetically.

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Thank you.

Please restore the ability to sort alphabetically, or else make it possible for users to control how they want their pinned items sorted.

I have a pinned variety of useful files, some many years old, and cannot always remember the order in which they were created or modified. Alphabetical sorting is much more useful to me.

I could open mine with keystrokes, because I started the file names of key files with numbers. Alt-F-R-1 would open file 1xxxxxxx, now it opens the most recent. VERY annoying.

MS has created "UserVoice" sites as "Suggestion Boxes" and to accept bug reports.  There is a suggestion asking to re-instate the "real" sort order, or to give us the option.  If "enough" people vote for the suggestion, MS will consider working on it.

"UserVoice.com" - MS Suggestion box sites

If you have an (other) feature suggestions to make for various MS products, here is a longer collection of MS uservoice.com sites:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki/windows_10-desktop/ms-suggestion-box-sites-at-uservoicecom/7397119c-6d48-49e6-8d94-7bd0a50d214f

Here are links to some of my personal “favorite” suggestions

· Recently Used List Sort order: Date vs Alpha https://word.uservoice.com/forums/304924-word-for-windows-desktop-application/suggestions/10137741-recently-used-list-sort-order-date-vs-alpha

· Petition to MS President to allow Windows Home users control Windows Updateshttps://www.change.org/p/satya-nadella-microsoft-what-computer-users-want-changed-in-windows-10 (The matching UserVoice site has been discontinued by MS)

·      2016 QAT is too Spaced OUT! -http://office.uservoice.com/forums/285186-general/suggestions/9906966-office-2016-quick-access-toolbar-too-wide

·      Don’t want Office 2016 tied to Userid -https://office.uservoice.com/forums/285186-general/suggestions/10517283-allow-activation-without-the-need-of-a-ms-mail-acc

·      Visio 365 monthly specifically for Consumer licenses -https://office.uservoice.com/forums/285186-general/suggestions/10936428-visio365-monthly-for-consumer-365-users-and-oth

·      Recreate the single text margin around page like 2010 and earlier -http://word.uservoice.com/forums/304924-word-for-windows-desktop-application/suggestions/9253599-bring-back-classic-text-boundaries

·      Add mind mapping to OneNote -https://onenote.uservoice.com/forums/327186-onenote-for-windows-windows-phone/suggestions/6160979-mindmap-functionality?page=4&per_page=20 

· Custom installation from Office 365 (2016) / Return MSI installer option - ****https://office365.uservoice.com/forums/264636-general/suggestions/9939513-custom-installation-from-office-365-2016

· Word 2016 Style Pane bug -mouse pointer wrong https://word.uservoice.com/forums/304924-word-for-windows-desktop-application/suggestions/11196345-word-2016-style-pane-corrupt-or-buggy-after-update

· **Add PowerPivot back to Access (and to Excel in all bundles)**https://access.uservoice.com/forums/319956-access-desktop/suggestions/10284183-add-pivot-charts-back-to-access