How to Remove Microsoft Office on a Mac
Removing Microsoft Office on a Mac can be a little different from the stationary removal process on a Microsoft operating system. The Mac operating system's navigation tends to be a bit more complicated due to the familiarity most computer users have with Microsoft. Nevertheless, it can be done in the same amount of time it takes on a Microsoft operating system. Within minutes you can have this program removed from your Mac computer.
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Instructions
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Open the folder that reads "Hard Drive." Click on the "Applications" action that will be listed within the Hard Drive folder. Double-click on the "Microsoft X" folder to make sure all of its contents are located in the correct folder. The Microsoft X folder should consist of 12 program subfolders.
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Close the subfolder. Highlight the "Microsoft X" folder. Drag this folder to the your computer's "Trash" folder.
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Click on the "Hard Drive" folder again. Access the "Users" subfolder and select "Library." Click on the "Preferences" option within the Library folder. In the "Preferences" folder, you will see another Microsoft folder. Highlight it and move all of the content files within the Microsoft folder to your computer's "Trash" folder to remove its internal components.
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Delete the Encourage Script Menu Items. Open the "Documents" folder, which is located within the Hard Drive/Users folder. Select the Microsoft User Data folder and there should be approximately six files within this folder. Move the entire folder to your "Trash" folder.
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Empty the "Trash" folder's contents. Click on the "Finder" folder which can be accessed from your computer's desktop screen. Right-click on the "Trash" folder. Select the "Clear All Files" option to remove all of the contents in the folder from your hard drive.
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Tips & Warnings
It would be best to review the Trash folder before permanently removing its contents from your hard drive. Once you opt to remove the files from your hard drive they cannot be recovered.
Make sure you opt to remove the program in its entirety rather than simply moving the file's location to your recycling bin. Moving the file's location to your recycling bin only makes the program temporarily inactive.
