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how to move a document to trash

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i am trying to completely delete a document and its contents, can anyone help me with this seemingly easy problem?

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aftermath (aftermath58) said : 		#1

Select that document and then hit delete, hit ONLY delete not Shift + Delete.

On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 3:49 PM, AprilJoy
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AprilJoy (aj1581) said : 		#2

nothing happens

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Xuacu Saturio (xuacusk8) said : 		#3

Do you have full permissions for that document? Please, remember that if it's read only, or you're not the owner of a document, you can't delete it.

In case you *really* need to delete such files, you need to change it's permissions or do it as superuser (sudo command)

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AprilJoy (aj1581) said : 		#4

i created the document, as far as i can see its not read only.

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Best tjagoda (tjagoda) said : 		#5

Could you tell us a bit of information about the document you're trying to erase? What type of file is it?

Also, are you certain it is not open/in use by any programs which are currently running?

You should be able to just right click on the document and hit "move to trash."

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AprilJoy (aj1581) said : 		#6

they are just regular .odt and .ods documents. i created them, and dont need them anymore. if i right click on them, i get a choice between "Show Hidded Files" and "Show Size Column" with boxes to check off in front of each choice. there is also a choice ''Add To Bookmarks'' but this option is greyed out.

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AprilJoy (aj1581) said : 		#7

ok, i figured it out. i just had to minimize OpenOffice and was able to drag and drop the document to the Trash, seems like a strange way to do it but it worked anyway.

thank you all for your help