That depends on how you lost the document.
If Word crashed, there should be an AutoRecover file available.
If "Always create backup copy" was selected in Tools | Options (Save
tab) you can open a previous *.wbk version of the file.
If the file was never saved, there is nothing to retrieve.
For more, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/AutomaticSave.htm.
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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
"Baseball Paul" wrote in message
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help! I lost a word document that took 2 hours. can I find it
somewhere?