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How can I trace a document history.
So I have a story that goes like this: I websubmitted the wrong file to my
teacher for marking, and I found out two weeks later when she got it. She said I could still send in the proper file. The only thing was I opened the file to check it was the right one, and chose "save changes" to the document, which saved it as last modified two weeks after the due date and the teacher refused to accept it. So... Does anyone know any way that I can find a record, or produce a record of access to show what I did? Or just come up with a list of when the file was accessed? I would be soo grateful |
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How can I trace a document history.
Reset the date on your computer to two weeks ago, open the document, make a
change, then save it, then correct the date on your computer. Tell your teacher you retrieved your back-up copy. You might be too honest to do this: but the fact that it can be done so trivially makes any kind of record from a PC forensically meaningless. To answer your specific question: no, there is no record or history of file access you can use. "bgirlsnowflake" wrote in message ... So I have a story that goes like this: I websubmitted the wrong file to my teacher for marking, and I found out two weeks later when she got it. She said I could still send in the proper file. The only thing was I opened the file to check it was the right one, and chose "save changes" to the document, which saved it as last modified two weeks after the due date and the teacher refused to accept it. So... Does anyone know any way that I can find a record, or produce a record of access to show what I did? Or just come up with a list of when the file was accessed? I would be soo grateful |
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How can I trace a document history.
Alternatively, if the OP has "Automatically create backup copy" enabled, it
should be possible to rename the backup file and submit it. If nothing was changed when the latest version was opened and saved (except the usual field updates, etc.), then it should be the correct file. Moreover, the creation date should give an indication of the antiquity of the file. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Jezebel" wrote in message ... Reset the date on your computer to two weeks ago, open the document, make a change, then save it, then correct the date on your computer. Tell your teacher you retrieved your back-up copy. You might be too honest to do this: but the fact that it can be done so trivially makes any kind of record from a PC forensically meaningless. To answer your specific question: no, there is no record or history of file access you can use. "bgirlsnowflake" wrote in message ... So I have a story that goes like this: I websubmitted the wrong file to my teacher for marking, and I found out two weeks later when she got it. She said I could still send in the proper file. The only thing was I opened the file to check it was the right one, and chose "save changes" to the document, which saved it as last modified two weeks after the due date and the teacher refused to accept it. So... Does anyone know any way that I can find a record, or produce a record of access to show what I did? Or just come up with a list of when the file was accessed? I would be soo grateful |
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How can I trace a document history.
bgirlsnowflake wrote:
So I have a story that goes like this: I websubmitted the wrong file to my teacher for marking, and I found out two weeks later when she got it. She said I could still send in the proper file. The only thing was I opened the file to check it was the right one, and chose "save changes" to the document, which saved it as last modified two weeks after the due date and the teacher refused to accept it. So... Does anyone know any way that I can find a record, or produce a record of access to show what I did? Or just come up with a list of when the file was accessed? I would be soo grateful When you're looking at Dates, look for the Create Date, not the Modified or Last Accessed dates. Create Date will be just what it says it is, unless you use Copy. Copy will make the Create Date whatever date the copy was done on. Technically that's correct; it was "created" in the new location on the date the copy was done. Pop` |
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