Word 2004 for Mac Standard Edition

[maryl3711]

I'm running Word 2004 for Mac Standard Edition on a new Mac OS10. I can't figure how to view my files as icons and I can't delete files.

 

[Clive Huggan]

Hello Mary,

Sounds like you might have switched from Windows. ;-)

The Mac versions of Word, at least since the famous Word 5.1, do not allow
files to be deleted from within Word.

All you need to do is to go into the Finder (in other words, click on the
³smily Mac OS face² in the Dock or, if visible, the folder you¹re in on the
desktop). Then click once on the file you want to delete, then either drag
it to Trash, or right-click and select ³Move to Trash², or key
Command-[Delete]. If you like keyboard shortcuts and do the latter, you'll
find Command-Shift-Delete useful too -- it empties the Trash.

Cheers,

Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
(My time zone is 5-11 hours different from North America and Europe, so my
follow-on responses to those regions can be delayed)
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[Beth Rosengard]

Hi Mary,

Both of these things are functions of the OS, not of Office.

Open a finder window. Click on the symbol at the top left that looks like
four little squares in the shape of a square. (Alternatively, while still
in the Finder, go up to the Main menu, click on View and Choose ³as Icons².)

Now, navigate to the file you want to delete. Drag it to the trash Empty
the trash. It¹s gone.

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Beth Rosengard
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