Delete a document

You can delete a document to remove it permanently from your iOS device, from your Mac, and from iCloud.

Delete a document from your iOS device

Important:  If you turned on iCloud for Pages (in Settings on your iOS device), deleting a document from your device deletes it from iCloud and from all other devices and Macs that use your iCloud account.

  1. In the document manager, tap Edit.

  2. When the documents begin to jiggle, tap the ones you want to delete.

    To deselect a selected document, tap it again.

  3. Tap Trash button, then tap Delete Documents.

    To cancel, tap anywhere in the document manager background, or tap Done.

Delete a document from your Mac or iCloud

  1. Locate the document by doing any of the following:

    • Choose File > Open (from the File menu at the top of your screen).

    • Click the Spotlight icon (the magnifying glass icon in the top-right corner of your screen), begin typing the name of the document, then Command-click the document in the search results. The folder where it’s stored opens so you can select the file.

  2. Drag the document from its location to the Trash.

    The document isn’t deleted from your computer until you empty the Trash.

If you don’t want to keep a document you haven’t saved yet, close the document, then click Delete in the save dialog that appears.

If you open an existing document, edit it, then decide you don’t want to keep any of your changes, you can revert the document to how it was when you opened it.