# Deleting Documents

To delete one or more retrieved documents, perform the following steps:

1. In the Documents list, click on the check box for each document that you wish to delete. To select all documents, select the Documents menu, then Select, and then All; or press Alt + D, then L, and then A on the keyboard.

2. Select the Documents menu, and then select Delete; or select the Delete tool bar icon; or press Ctrl + D on the keyboard.

3. When prompted, select Yes or press Enter on the keyboard to perform the delete.

Additional Information:

- You can navigate the Documents list using the up and down arrows on the keyboard and check/uncheck a document using the space bar on the keyboard.

- To uncheck all documents, select the Documents menu, then Select, and then None; or press Alt + D, then L, and then N on the keyboard.

- When using the SQLite local database platform and the Compact database after deleting selected documents option is checked in PDFKeeper Options, the database will be compacted after deleting all selected documents.