1. Open the document with Microsoft Word.
2. Select all the content in the document by pressing “CTRL” + “A”.
3. Press “Backspace” or “Delete” on your keyboard to delete all the content.
4. Open the “File” menu and click on “Save As”.
5. Choose a different file name and location for your document and save it in order to keep a copy of the document.
6. Now select the original document that you want to delete and press “CTRL” + “W” to close it.
7. Right-click the document’s icon and select “Delete” from the context menu.
8. Click “Yes” at the confirmation window.
Your Word document has now been permanently deleted.