OL98: Options Available for Deleting Items
ID: Q181004
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SUMMARY
This article describes several options for deleting items in Microsoft
Outlook.
MORE INFORMATION
When you click to select an item in the Information Viewer area, you have
several methods available for deleting the item.
- On the Standard Toolbar, click the Delete button.
- On the Edit menu, click Delete.
- Press CTRL+D.
- Press DELETE.
- Hold down SHIFT and on the Standard Toolbar, click the Delete button.
- Drag the item to the Deleted Items on the Outlook Bar or in the
Folder List.
- Drag the item to the Windows Recycle Bin.
The behavior of Outlook varies, depending on which method you use to delete
the item.
Permanently Deleting the Item Without Moving It to the Deleted Items Folder
After an item is in the Deleted Items folder, using any of the methods in
the previous section permanently deletes the item.
Automatically Emptying the Deleted Items Folder by Quitting Outlook
If you set an option to empty the Deleted Items folder when quitting
Outlook, all items in the folder are permanently deleted whenever you quit
Outlook. To set this option, follow these steps:
- On the Tools menu, click Options.
- Click the Other tab.
- Click to select the "Empty the Deleted Items folder upon exiting" check
box and then click OK.
Using AutoArchive Settings to Delete Items in Deleted Items Folder
You can set AutoArchive to delete items from the Deleted Items folder after
a set number of days. To do this, you must not select the option
to empty the Deleted Items folder when quitting Outlook. Because
AutoArchive acts on the last modified date, re-opening and modifying the
items in the Deleted items folder delays the permanent deletion. The
following steps set up the AutoArchive to delete items from the Deleted
Items folder after seven days:
- On the Standard toolbar, click the Folder List button to turn on
the Folder List.
- Right-click the Deleted Items folder, and on the shortcut menu,
click Properties.
- Click the AutoArchive tab.
- Click to select "Clean out items older than 7 days," and then click
"Permanently delete old items."
- Click OK.
Additional query words:
Keywords : GnlFilem
Version : WINDOWS:
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo
Last Reviewed: August 5, 1999