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You can disable the Start screen in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
When you open an office 2013 2016 program, a start screen automatically displays showing you the various templates available and a list of recent documents opened in the left column. If you find this screen annoying, you can easily disable it.
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2. Under the General option, uncheck the box next to “Show the Start screen when the applications starts” and click OK.
