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Delete outdated documents

  • I can’t work out how to delete outdated documents from Word. How do I do it?

    To delete outdated documents from Word open the Windows Explorer, then click on the drive that you want to search for the documents, click on the tools menu > find > ‘Files or folders’. When the Find dialogue box is up in the named box put ‘*.doc’ (without the quotation marks) and then click on the date tab. Click the ‘Find all files’ radio button and in the drop down box next to it you can choose what you want to search for (Modified, Created or Last accessed). Click the ‘between’ radio button and enter the date range that you want to search for. Then click the ‘Find Now’ button. To delete the files just highlight them (click on them once) and press ‘Delete’ or drag them to the Recycle Bin.

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