Deleting an Old Document Version

Summary: How to go about deleting old Versions of a Word document. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, and Word 2003.)

If you are using Word to manage different versions of your document (using the Versions feature), there may come a time when you want to delete an old version of your document. This is periodically a good idea, anyway, since each version you save increases the amount of disk space necessary to store your file. To delete a saved version, follow these steps:

Choose Versions from the file menu. Word displays the Versions dialog box. (Click here to see a related figure.)
Using the list of existing versions, select the version you want to delete.
Click on Delete. You are asked to confirm your action; you should click on Yes.
Click on Close to dismiss the Versions dialog box.

Tip #1851 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

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