The short reply was not intended as scorn. However, it could have been
taken as curt and I realized that immediately after replying. I think the
message to the OP should be "save often" to avoid such grief.


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Greg Maxey/Word MVP
See:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
For some helpful tips using Word.

Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
If you have "Automatically create backup copy" enabled (Tools |
Options | Save), there's a possibility that the backup file (which
will be called "Backup of filename.wbk") will actually be a later
version than the one you reverted to, though I doubt it.

I don't think you deserve scorn for your decision, though. Word's
question about reverting is, I think, very confusing, and making the
wrong choice is not the same as entirely failing to save or answering
No when asked if you want to save. Under ordinary circumstances, you
shouldn't even get such a question. Recent versions of Word are much
clearer in describing AutoRecovery backups and the like, so it's
easier to tell which file is really the most recent.

You don't say what version of Word you have, but this message may
indicate a problem with the Registry. See "WD97: Error Message: Do
You Want to Revert to the Saved Version of File Name?" at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=200915


"school" wrote in message
...
I was working on my paper & it closed. it asked me something about
reverting, I don't know what it is & I pressed YEs. and all my
updating that I have done to my paper is gone, I got old version of
my paper. Can I get it back somehow?