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How to Delete Word Documents on a Mac

Sometimes, it can be difficult to remove a document from your system. Deleting a Word document is no different from deleting other kinds of documents or files, but if you're having trouble, the methods below should do the trick. Open the...
Method 1 of 2:

Via Finder

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    Open the document location in finder.
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    Select the document. It should be highlighted in blue.
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    Right click (Ctrl and click) on the selected document.
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    Select Move to Trash.
Method 2 of 2:

Via Word

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    Open Microsoft Word. This method will only work if the document has been edited on the activate computer before.
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    In the startup window that is shown on launch, select Recent or Recent Documents (depending on which version of Word you are using).
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    Scroll through the list until the desired document is found.
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    Select the document.
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    Select Show in Finder.
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    Right-click (Ctrl and click) on the highlighted document.
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    Select Move to Trash.
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