Deleting documents on Word

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ashencil Author

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Deleting documents on Word

How do I delete documents on Word?

I tried dragging them into the trash but it didn't work.

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6)

Posted on Mar 14, 2010 5:21 PM

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Answer 1

Niel

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Mar 14, 2010 5:23 PM in response to ashencil

Close the document in Word, locate it in the Finder, drag it to the Trash, and empty the Trash. The default location is the Documents folder.

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Answer 2

ashencil Author

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Mar 19, 2010 7:24 AM in response to Niel

It won't let me drag it out of the finder list...

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DJC08

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Mar 19, 2010 3:46 PM in response to ashencil

Once you open finder, right click on the file you want to delete and press move to trash.

David

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Answer 4

Mar 19, 2010 5:03 PM in response to ashencil

How do I delete documents on Word?

You don't delete documents "on Word" You delete them like you would any other file from the Finder by selecting and dragging it to the Trash.

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ashencil Author

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Mar 19, 2010 7:06 PM in response to DJC08

Nothing pops up when I right click, it just opens...This is so confusing to me.

Thanks for all your help!

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DJC08

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Mar 20, 2010 8:07 AM in response to ashencil

Try going onto system preferences, trackpad, and make sure that the one finger dragging option is ticked, then try dragging again

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ashencil Author

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Mar 20, 2010 8:17 AM in response to DJC08

I did and I made sure the right click option was on but it still just will not work!

Thanks anyway. I'm starting to hate my choice of choosing this laptop!

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Answer 8

Rod Hagen

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Mar 20, 2010 3:01 PM in response to ashencil

I'm a bit unclear about where you are trying to drag them from, ashencil. Are you definitely trying to do so from a finder window, or could you possibly be trying to do so from a file listing within word itself?

Cheers

Rod

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Answer 9

ashencil Author

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Mar 20, 2010 8:30 PM in response to Rod Hagen

What is a finder window? I went to the spotlight and tried to drag it out of there.

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DJC08

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Mar 21, 2010 3:21 AM in response to ashencil

Finder is the apple version of "my computer" on windows. It contains all your documents.
It is the far left icon on the dock, with the dark blue and light blue face.

David

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Answer 11

Mar 21, 2010 9:26 AM in response to ashencil

What is a finder window?

Any window you open from when you're working on the Desktop!

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