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Default Previous version of a renamed document?

If the document has not been closed since the ill-fated Save, you can use
Undo repeatedly to remove the changes and restore the old document contents.
Unfortunately, if you closed the document, all the undo information has
evaporated.

If the "Always create backup copy" option is checked in Tools Options
Save, you'll find a file named "Backup of document name.wbk" in the same
folder. Depending on how many times you saved, that may or may not contain
the old information.

To prepare for the next time, see
http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm.

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may1234 wrote:
I had a document named Arthur Aug. 2006. I wanted to keep the same
format and set up the Sept. Version. Instead of opening the document
and using "Save As" and creating the Sept. document, I changed the
document name, erased the old information, added new, and hit save.
Only then did I realize what I had done. I have lost my Aug.
information. Is there a way that I can recover this information?