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Records that are no longer needed can be deleted in the database module at any time.

Deleting current record

To delete the current record, choose the ribbon command Delete (in the group Records) in the database module. Click directly on the icon itself or use the icon's arrow to access the entry Current record.

However, the record is only marked for deletion and is not deleted immediately. The actual deletion of all records marked for deletion is done by cleaning up the database via the command Delete | Clean up database (see below).

Deleting all selected records

Use the command (Delete) Selected records to select all currently selected records for deletion. This is useful if you want to delete a large number of records.

To do so, click on the arrow of the Delete icon in the database module and select the entry Selected records .

For more information on working with selections, see Selecting records for a mail merge.

Restoring deleted records (dBASE only)

You can use the command Delete | Restore deleted records to deselect all records currently marked for deletion.

Really removing deleted records (dBASE only)

If you really want to remove all records marked for deletion, let Write clean up the database. The command Delete | Clean up database is responsible for this process. After a prompt, it permanently removes all records marked for deletion from the database file.