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How do you completely delete a workbook from Excel

Anonymous
2012-03-07T01:49:06+00:00

How do you eliminate a workbook from Excel when it is no longer wanted or needed; not just to blank out the contents of the workbook but the entire workbook, name and all?

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-03-07T13:16:56+00:00

    Do you really mean a workbook, not a worksheet? If so, this has nothing to do with Excel. You delete workbooks with the finder. Navigate to the workbook and move it to the trash. It may still be listed in the recent files for a while, but Excel won't be able to access it from the trash. You can go to Excel preferences, general pane and uncheck show this number of recent documents to remove it from that list.

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