How to Delete a Microsoft Word Document

Delete a Document in Microsoft Word

1. Open Microsoft Word > Select the “File” tab > Choose ‘Open’
2. Select the File > Right Click the Document > Select Delete
3. Confirm Yes

Microsoft Word, a powerful word processing tool, simplifies the creation and editing of documents. However, managing your documents efficiently is equally crucial. Whether you’re dealing with obsolete files, duplicates, or simply need to free up space, the process of deleting a document in Word is just as straightforward as creating one. In this article, we’ll guide you through the easy steps to swiftly declutter your digital workspace and regain valuable memory space.

How to Delete Documents from Microsoft Word

Step 1: Open Microsoft Office Word

On your computer desktop, you can access the office suite and locate Microsoft Word to launch the application.

In the search panel type word and open it

Step 2: Select File Tab

In your document access and select the “File tab” in the top-left corner once the window has opened. As you click on it a drop down menu will appear consisting of different options.

Click on File tab

Step 3: Click on Open

Among different options given, Choose ‘Open’ from the drop-down menu to access your files.

Click on Open tab

Step 4: Select the Location of the Document

After clicking on open you need to go to the precise location of the file you want to delete by navigating there using any of the given approaches as shown in the below figure.

Browse into the location you want to delete file from

Step 5: Select Document and Right Click to choose Delete

Find the file you want to delete and then press the ‘Delete’ button from the menu by right-clicking it.

Note: The file that you deleted will go into the trash bin, from where you can recycle it again as per your need.

Click delete tab from the drop down menu after right clicking on the file to be deleted

How to Delete a Word Document on Mac

Step 1: Go to Finder.

To delete a Word document, you must locate the MS word document within Finder.

Step 2: Locate the Word document you want to delete, then right-click it.

Step 3: Select Move to Trash

How to Delete a Word Document on Mobile

Step 1: Open MS Word Mobile Application

Open the Word application on you Mobile Device and look for the file you want to delete. You can’t delete your file from here itself. For that you have to go to the Doc’s Location in the device.

Microsoft Word on Mobile device

Step 2: Open File Explorer in your Device

To locate the file you wish to delete, open the file explorer or File manager in your device.

File manager/File Explorer

Step 3: Search for the Document

Now in the search bar, Search the name of your file.

Search for the file to be deleted in the Search Bar

Step 4: Select the file

Now long press on the file you want to delete to select it.

Long press the file to be deleted

Step 5: Click on Delete

Now from the below options given on the screen of your device, click on delete tab.

Click on delete Icon

Step 6: Confirm Delete the Item

Then, in the last step click on the confirmation text and then the file will get deleted.

Click on Delete one Item

Note: The file that you deleted will go into the trash bin, from where you can recycle it again as per your need.

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Conclusion

We have learned how to delete a doc in word easily on your desktop and mobile device. This is easy to do as at first you have to open the Word application then click on the file tab, select the location of the file to be deleted from where you can delete the required file.

Alternatively, you can also delete the doc by simply going to the file explorer, browse to the file location and select the doc to be deleted.

Deleting the Doc in Word on Mobile Device is also quite a simple process and can be done by Search for the file which is required to be deleted in the Files Manager and then Search for the file, long press the file and then select delete tab and then give the final confirmation. The file will get moved to the trash bin and can be deleted permanently from there.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I delete multiple files together?

Yes, by holding Ctrl key you can select multiple files and delete them together.

Can I recover my deleted Doc?

Yes, by browsing the recycle bin or if the doc was uploaded to one drive you can recover it from there too.

How to delete Text in MS Word?

You can easily delete text in MS Word by by selecting the required text and pressing delete from your keyboard. To delete text in MS Word you follow the steps mentioned in : Delete Text in Microsoft Word

Can you delete document from Google Docs in same way as in MS Word?

To delete a document from google Docs you need to open the document > select it > and click on delete option on your desktop.

My word version is old, can these steps help me too?

Yes these steps work on windows 7 to all new versions too.