The documents folder in Mac OS X is for storing your documents. There is absolutely no reason for Microsoft Office (or in fact any other application) to store preferences in that documents folder (that is why Apple created the library folder). With Microsoft Office it is a particular problem because deleting this specific folder will not get rid of it – the next time you launch Office, it will just reappear.
Fortunately, there is a way to get rid of that folder. Follow these simple instructions to hide your Microsoft Office User Data folder forever.
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Thanks to the clever guys at MacRumors, the multitouch gestures known from the new MacBooks are now “available” to the MacBookAir as well as all the other MacBooks with semi-mulitouch. YAY!!!
So here goes how you do it:
- Backup your MacBook!
- Make sure you run Mac OS X 10.5.6.
- Download and unzip the modified kext file.
- Using the Finder, navigate to
System/Library/Extensions and delete the file AppleUSBMultitouch.kext Backing the file up to another harddrive isn’t such a bad idea. 
- Put the downloaded and modified kext file into the folder you just deleted the one file out of.
- Open up Disk Utility and repair the disk permissions. This will take some time.
- Restart your Mac. Enjoy full multitouch!
Thanks to DjAmTraX for providing these great instructions.
I take no responsibility for the result of my above instructions whatsoever. Do it on your own risk. Be warned!