Numbers: clear recent fonts
In Numbers, how does one clear the set of recent fonts that appear at the top of the font pop-up menu in the Format inspector?
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 10.15
In Numbers, how does one clear the set of recent fonts that appear at the top of the font pop-up menu in the Format inspector?
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 10.15
Memory says the number of recent items in the Recent Items lists could be limited with a preference setting. The set limit applied to all types of recent Items lists.
A quick search tonight suggests that feature is no longer available.
To find what you can do with settings, open Numbers Help, then search for 'recently used' or 'recently used fonts'. You'll be directed to Font Collections, and may come across a note that you can create collections, but cannot edit or otherwise reduce the number of Recent Items.
Please reply if you see different directions/suggestions. My search was quick and, I'm sure, not complete.
Regards,
Barry
PS: Making a request, using Provide Numbers Feedback, might be a useful step. You'll find the menu item in the Numbers menu.
B.
My list in Numbers looks like this:
The recent ones are above the gray line. I want to clear that set.
There seems to be no way to do so.
I'll report it to Apple along with another dozen interface bugs...
Thanks for confirming there is no simple way (though I may look into deleting the Numbers preferences file from the Library)
Found how to do it:
(0) close Numbers.
(1) find this file:
I could only find that file using an app that looks for anything anywhere, such as FindAnyFile, but once you know where it is, you know it for next time.
(2) Use a plain text editor (NOT TextEdit, unless you know how to set it to plain text; use BBEdit or such) to look for this part:
(3) remove the ones you do not want.
(4) save the file.
:-)
”resistance is futile”.
Numbers: clear recent fonts