Open Items You've Recently Viewed

In the Recent Items section of the Salesforce sidebar, you’ll find a list of up to 10 items (records, documents, custom objects, and the like) you’ve most recently added, edited, or viewed.

Required Editions

Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience
Available in: all editions except Database.com and Starter

Lightning Experience

Use the search box, dropdowns in the navigation bar, the Recent Records component, or favorites to find recent items.
  • View items you’ve recently searched for when you click in the search box (1).
  • In the header, access your favorite pages by clicking the dropdown beside the star icon (2).
  • In the navigation bar, see your recently accessed records for any item by selecting the dropdown next to the item name (3).
  • From the home page, click the name of a recent item in the Recent Records component (4).

Salesforce Classic

The Recent Items section of the Salesforce sidebar.

The Recent Items section of the Salesforce sidebar lists up to 10 items that you’ve most recently added, edited, or viewed. To open an item’s detail or edit page, click its link. To view more information about an item, hover your mouse over the link. If you don’t see any information, your admin didn’t enable this feature.