General Tab

General options

Application.Options.Pagination = False 
Application.Options.BlueScreen = False 
Application.Options.EnableSound = False 
Application.Options.AnimateScreenMovements = False 
Application.Options.ConfirmConversions = False 
Application.Options.UpdateLinksAtOpen = False 
Application.Options.SendMailAttachment = False 
Application.DisplayRecentFiles = True 

The number of entries that are saved can be changed in the following registry entry:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Word\Data\Settings\ 

RecentFiles.Maximum = 4 
Application.Options.WPHelp = False 
Application.Options.WPDocNavKeys = False 
Application.Options.BackgroundOpen = False 
Application.Options.AutoCreateNewDrawings = False 
Application.Options.MeasurementUnit = wdMeasurementUnits.wdPoints 
Application.Options.AllowPixelUnits = False 
Application.Options.AllowReadingMode = False