How to log Excel and Word filenames open by me since 1 or 2 days?












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Currently, I have written VB.net program named Extract-Working-Time that read Windows SECURITY event.



This program work correctly and extract all actions I have done on my PC.



In event viewer LOG extraction, I can see that Excel or Word has been loaded but I don't find which files has been treated. I can only seen that Excel has been loaded.



2019-01-22 16:43:45;      4688;WW930     ;A424947   ;     13312;(13312)   ;C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficerootOffice16EXCEL.EXE;


Now, I will go a step further and search how to find the name of all Excel or Word files I have loaded in Excel or Word.



When I have the solution, I can then improve VB.Net program to include Excel and Word filenames in my report to document what I have done each working day.



Is there some logs of what is done in Excel and Word that I can use to create a report ?










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    Currently, I have written VB.net program named Extract-Working-Time that read Windows SECURITY event.



    This program work correctly and extract all actions I have done on my PC.



    In event viewer LOG extraction, I can see that Excel or Word has been loaded but I don't find which files has been treated. I can only seen that Excel has been loaded.



    2019-01-22 16:43:45;      4688;WW930     ;A424947   ;     13312;(13312)   ;C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficerootOffice16EXCEL.EXE;


    Now, I will go a step further and search how to find the name of all Excel or Word files I have loaded in Excel or Word.



    When I have the solution, I can then improve VB.Net program to include Excel and Word filenames in my report to document what I have done each working day.



    Is there some logs of what is done in Excel and Word that I can use to create a report ?










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      Currently, I have written VB.net program named Extract-Working-Time that read Windows SECURITY event.



      This program work correctly and extract all actions I have done on my PC.



      In event viewer LOG extraction, I can see that Excel or Word has been loaded but I don't find which files has been treated. I can only seen that Excel has been loaded.



      2019-01-22 16:43:45;      4688;WW930     ;A424947   ;     13312;(13312)   ;C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficerootOffice16EXCEL.EXE;


      Now, I will go a step further and search how to find the name of all Excel or Word files I have loaded in Excel or Word.



      When I have the solution, I can then improve VB.Net program to include Excel and Word filenames in my report to document what I have done each working day.



      Is there some logs of what is done in Excel and Word that I can use to create a report ?










      share|improve this question














      Currently, I have written VB.net program named Extract-Working-Time that read Windows SECURITY event.



      This program work correctly and extract all actions I have done on my PC.



      In event viewer LOG extraction, I can see that Excel or Word has been loaded but I don't find which files has been treated. I can only seen that Excel has been loaded.



      2019-01-22 16:43:45;      4688;WW930     ;A424947   ;     13312;(13312)   ;C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficerootOffice16EXCEL.EXE;


      Now, I will go a step further and search how to find the name of all Excel or Word files I have loaded in Excel or Word.



      When I have the solution, I can then improve VB.Net program to include Excel and Word filenames in my report to document what I have done each working day.



      Is there some logs of what is done in Excel and Word that I can use to create a report ?







      microsoft-excel microsoft-word event-log






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          You can monitor file links in the %AppData%MicrosoftWindowsRecent folder.






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          • Yes this is a solution but I can not see when I have worked with some files because I have only the date of the last update.

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          • Yes this is a solution but I can not see when I have worked with some files because I have only the date of the last update.

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          • Yes this is a solution but I can not see when I have worked with some files because I have only the date of the last update.

            – schlebe
            Jan 23 at 20:45



















          • Yes this is a solution but I can not see when I have worked with some files because I have only the date of the last update.

            – schlebe
            Jan 23 at 20:45

















          Yes this is a solution but I can not see when I have worked with some files because I have only the date of the last update.

          – schlebe
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          Yes this is a solution but I can not see when I have worked with some files because I have only the date of the last update.

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