How to Delete a Document

When you Delete a document from the PCC website, you need to both delete the file AND delete the link to the file on the page.

Step 1: Delete the File

1. Find the web page that lists the document on the live site

2. Use DirectEdit to login and view the page in OUCampus.

3. Find the Gadgets Sidebar on right side of your screen.

• Tip: If you do not see the Gadgets Sidebar, it’s because it is probably collapsed. Instead, click the “Show Gadgets” button (has a plug icon) on the right side of the screen. This will expand the Gadgets sidebar.

4. The Gadgets Sidebar will show a list of available gadgets. Look for the “Document Manager”.
• Tip: If you do not see Document Manager, you need to add it to your Gadgets list.
  • Click on the gear icon to the right of Gadgets.
  • The “Manage Sidebar” modal will open.
  • Scroll through the list until you see “Document Manager”
  • Click the check box to the left of Document Manager.
  • Click Save

  • The Document Manager gadget should now appear in your Gadgets Sidebar

5. Click the arrow to the right of Document Manager. This will expand the Document Manager gadget and show more options.

6. Type the file name of the current document into the “Search/Filter Documents” box.

7. As you begin typing the name, a list of possible documents will appear underneath the box.
   • If no documents appear, try only typing the first letters of the documents.
   • If you are not sure what the current document is called, you can find out by looking at the current document’s URL. Click on the document from the live site and look at the URL. The information after the final backslash (/) is the name of the document.
     • For example, take the document with the URL: 
       http://www.pasadena.edu/academics/support/dsps/docs/DSPSApplication.pdf 

     • In this case, the name of the document is: DSPSApplication.pdf

8. From the list of documents, click on the document that you wish to update. This will display another set of options.

9. Click the Trashcan Button.

10. A modal will appear asking if you’re sure you want to delete the file. Click “ok”.

11. The document will now be deleted from the website.

Step 2: Fix the Link to the File

Deleting a file will result in a broken link on the pages where the document had been linked to. So, you must either delete the link(s) or fix them to go somewhere else.

1. Use DirectEdit to login into OU Campus and view the page that the file was linked on. 

2. Once you are inside the WYSIWYG Editor, you can delete the link(s) to the file or change the link to go elsewhere. Learn More About Editing Links.

3. Once all links have been fixed, save the page and submit it for approval.