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Deleting files in Excel

16 years ago

My sister-in-law called me last night from out of town and wanted to know how to delete files in Excel. She said there was no Delete button as any menu choice. I've never used Excel and couldn't help her. She's using a motel computer, so you can see why she needs to delete her files. Can someone please tell me, so I can tell her, how to delete files in Excel?

Thanks.

Dee

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zep516
16 years ago
If no one responds try asking question at the link.

Here is a link that might be useful: excelforum
bob414
16 years ago
They're normally stored in the 'My Documents' folder. Find it there, right click on it and select delete from the context menu. I don't think you can delete it from the program.
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Thank you both for the quick responses ! :-) RC, I didn't want to try that (on my own) only because I was afraid of losing something permanently that I might need later. No matter.... Zep's suggestion did the trick ! I don't know whether it was the safe mode or just the reboot (which I hadn't tried), but the file has been successfully deleted and the RB emptied. Thanks again ! :-)
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bee4mee
16 years ago
You can delete Excel files from within the programme: Click File > Open to display the saved files and then right click on the Filename and choose Delete.

Colin

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