View files in Word to delete

[jfhewitt]

Is there a procedure in Word 97 or 2000 to view a file to determine whether to delete? In WordPerfect you could peek into a file to see what was in it before deleting.

 

[bkpchs237]

jfhewitt,

In the File, Open dialog box, one of the icons is called Preview (it is in the set of four icons: List, Details, Properties, Preview) which will allow you to preview the document is one is available. It is available in all of products of Office 97.

I am not at my Office 2000 machine, but I believe the option is available in the same File, Open dialog box under the View button, where List, Details, Properties, and Preview should be available.

Hope this helps.

 

[jfhewitt]

Thanks...that helps. Can't quite figure out why some files can't be deleted since "access denied...file may be in use".