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Q121896: Writer/Artist: Deleting or Recycling Files

Article: Q121896
Product(s): Microsoft Home Kids Products
Version(s): MACINTOSH:1.0,1.1,1.1a; WINDOWS:1.0,1.1,1.1a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusagekbfaq
Last Modified: 30-APR-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Creative Writer for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a 
- Microsoft Creative Writer for the Macintosh, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a 
- Microsoft Fine Artist for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a 
- Microsoft Fine Artist for the Macintosh, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a 
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SUMMARY
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If you want to delete files that you created in Fine Artist and/or Creative
Writer, there are two possible ways to remove them.

Try one of the following two methods.

Method 1
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Delete the files from within Creative Writer or Fine Artist:

1. Go to the Library (Creative Writer) or Gallery (Fine Artist).

2. Click Get Rid Of Something from McZee's list of options. If the thumbnail
  image of the picture is on the wall, drag the thumbnail to the recycle bin.
  Otherwise, click the Portfolio.

3. Click the file in the Portfolio to select it.

4. Click and drag the thumbnail sketch of the file from the right side of the
  Porfolio to the Recycle Bin and release the sketch.

NOTE: Method 1 works only for your own files, in your own Portfolio. You cannot
recycle/delete other users' files.

Method 2
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Delete files from Windows Explorer (Windows 95/98), or from within File Manager
(Windows 3.x), or from the Finder (Macintosh).

Windows 95/98:
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1. Exit Creative Writer or Fine Artist, if one of them is running.

2. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Windows Explorer.

3. Locate the Mskids folder.

4. In the Mskids folder, open the Users folder, open your user folder, and then
  click the file you want to delete.

5. On the File menu, click Delete.

Windows 3.x:
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1. Exit Creative Writer or Fine Artist, if one of them is running.

2. In Program Manager, run File Manager from the Main group.

3. From the MSKIDS directory, open the USERS subdirectory, open your user
  folder, and select the unwanted file.

4. From the File menu, choose Delete.

Macintosh:
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1. Exit Creative Writer or Fine Artist, if one of them is running.

2. On the hard drive, locate the MSKIDS folder, open it, open the USERS folder,
  and open your folder.

3. Select the unwanted file and drag it to the trash.

MORE INFORMATION
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For more information about filenames, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q122776 Writer/Artist: Filenames Used For Saved Documents

Additional query words: 1.00 1.10 1.10a kbhowto wm_writer wm_artist mac win mskids fa cw throw away toss trash recycle remove mczee

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Keywords          : kbusage kbfaq
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbHomeProdSearch kbPTProdChange kbZNotKeyword2 kbCreativeWriter100 kbCreativeWriter110 kbCreativeWriter110a kbCreativeWriter110Mac kbCreativeWriter110aMac kbCreativeWriter100Mac kbFineArtist100 kbFineArtist110 kbFineArtist110a kbFineArtist110Mac kbFineArtist110aMac kbFineArtist100Mac
Version           : MACINTOSH:1.0,1.1,1.1a; WINDOWS:1.0,1.1,1.1a
Issue type        : kbhowto

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