I am tryiing to delete documents from My Documents. They appear to be deleted
yet return and add additional copies.

Open Windows Explorer. Select the documents you want to delete. Press the
Delete key.

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Vern-Cincy wrote:
> I am tryiing to delete documents from My Documents. They appear to be
> deleted yet return and add additional copies.

Thanks Graham but the documents are in Word. How do I access them from
Explorer? Sorry to be so stupid but I appreciate your help.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

> Open Windows Explorer. Select the documents you want to delete. Press the
> Delete key.
>
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> Vern-Cincy wrote:
> > I am tryiing to delete documents from My Documents. They appear to be
> > deleted yet return and add additional copies.
>
>
>

In Windows Explorer (which you may know as My Computer), open the My
Documents folder. If your documents are in a subfolder, open that one.
Continue to open folders till you find the one where your documents are
located. Select the appropriate files and press Delete to send them to the
Recycle Bin or Shift+Delete to permanently delete them. You should be able
to do the same thing in an Explorer window (Open or Save) in Word, however,
provided they are closed and you are not displaying the file list in a view
that shows a preview.

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"Vern-Cincy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:9CA68928-77CD-43C4-808D-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks Graham but the documents are in Word. How do I access them from
> Explorer? Sorry to be so stupid but I appreciate your help.
>
> "Graham Mayor" wrote:
>
> > Open Windows Explorer. Select the documents you want to delete. Press
the
> > Delete key.
> >
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> > Graham Mayor - Word MVP
> >
> > My web site www.gmayor.com
> > Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
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> >
> > Vern-Cincy wrote:
> > > I am tryiing to delete documents from My Documents. They appear to be
> > > deleted yet return and add additional copies.
> >
> >
> >

The documents are not 'in Word' they are saved on your hard drive - in the
My Documents folder. Windows Explorer is merely a window to the files saved
on your hard drive.

You can do the same from any of the file operations Windows in Word e.g.
File > Open. Select the files (carefully without dragging them) and press
delete.

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Vern-Cincy wrote:
> Thanks Graham but the documents are in Word. How do I access them from
> Explorer? Sorry to be so stupid but I appreciate your help.
>
> "Graham Mayor" wrote:
>
>> Open Windows Explorer. Select the documents you want to delete.
>> Press the Delete key.
>>
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>> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
>>
>> My web site www.gmayor.com
>> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>>
>> Vern-Cincy wrote:
>>> I am tryiing to delete documents from My Documents. They appear to
>>> be deleted yet return and add additional copies.

Thanks to Suzanne and Graham for your help. It is very much appreciated.

Vern

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

> In Windows Explorer (which you may know as My Computer), open the My
> Documents folder. If your documents are in a subfolder, open that one.
> Continue to open folders till you find the one where your documents are
> located. Select the appropriate files and press Delete to send them to the
> Recycle Bin or Shift+Delete to permanently delete them. You should be able
> to do the same thing in an Explorer window (Open or Save) in Word, however,
> provided they are closed and you are not displaying the file list in a view
> that shows a preview.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
> all may benefit.
>
> "Vern-Cincy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:9CA68928-77CD-43C4-808D-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Thanks Graham but the documents are in Word. How do I access them from
> > Explorer? Sorry to be so stupid but I appreciate your help.
> >
> > "Graham Mayor" wrote:
> >
> > > Open Windows Explorer. Select the documents you want to delete. Press
> the
> > > Delete key.
> > >
> > > --
> > > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
> > > Graham Mayor - Word MVP
> > >
> > > My web site www.gmayor.com
> > > Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
> > > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
> > >
> > > Vern-Cincy wrote:
> > > > I am tryiing to delete documents from My Documents. They appear to be
> > > > deleted yet return and add additional copies.
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>