diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f04dba8..dedd4fd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
 birthsRR.txt
 CI ribbons under construction.R
 Initial_ITS_models.*
-ITS_template.docx
 style.css
 .svg
 .png
-Synth-report.docx
 -*.R*
 sample code for synth.txt
-*.html
\ No newline at end of file
+*.html
+*.docx
+*[old]*
\ No newline at end of file