How do you delete a document on Word for Mac?

Question

This sounds stupid but I can not find a delete button anywhere. I just bought the Office for Mac about two weeks ago and I still can not figure out how to delete a document when I am done with it. Can anyone help?

Answer 1

Go to Save As in the file tab, then click "My Documents" and save it in there so it's not saved in your "Temp" files.

Answer 2

"How do you delete a document on Word for Mac? This sounds stupid but I can not find a delete button anywhere.... can not figure out how to delete a document when I am done with it."



You are asking about which computer???? First Mac was 1984!!!!! My answer is for MacBook Air 2013.



As to getting rid of a document that you have not yet saved, that's easy: Click the red button at the top left of that document window. The dialog box will offer three options. Choose "Don't save".



The next bit of info you may need is that documents are not deleted "on" Word. They are moved to the TRASH from a Finder window. To open a Finder window, click the smiling face icon at the left end of the Dock.



As to any document that actually exists ("Save" is the only way to make a document stay around), if you look at the row of keys that have all the numerals (1, 2, etc.) you will see the DELETE KEY (AHA! Yes, there really is a DELETE KEY!) near the right end, just past the =/+ key. You can locate a saved document in a Finder window, select it, press command delete to move the file to Trash, and then click-hold the Trash icon on the Dock to see the option to "Empty Trash".



For some strange reason, another member asked this same question today:

https://answersrip.com/question/index?qid=20161207173612AAhjamj&ap=2&ans_success=1



You must be a total beginner with computers, so take a look at Apple's website, where you can see some helpful tutorials, links below.



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Answer 3

Locate the document in Finder and

either Control click > Move to trash or

drag and drop the document from the finder into the trash or highlight the document and Command Delete.

You can't delete the file from the File > open window you have to do it from the desktop or the Finder.



For the record, iWork08 is MUCH better, less bloated, cheaper and less prone to crashing that MS Office for Mac. It is also compatible with MS office for Mac or PC

Answer 4

Press command-W