Issue
By default Recent Documents do not appear in the Windows 7 start menu - instead if recent documents have been saved in word and Word happens to be on the start menu you can expand the start menu to show recent documents opened in Word - however this is not always what users want
Resolution
Add "Recent Items" to the start menu
Right Click on Start
Click Properties
In the Start Menu Tab - Click the Customize button
Find Recent Items - just under the picture options
Ticking this will show the recent items menu on the start menu
