Is it possible to make Word automatically save a renamed backup of the
document being worked on, say every 10 minutes to a folder of my choice?
For instance if I'm working on script.doc the backups are saved to
/script_backups/script.bak.doc

€¢ Go to Tools Options Save tab to define how many minutes. Select the
"Set AutoRevoer info every:" checkbox and enter the number of minutes.
€¢ Go to Tools Options File Locations to select the folder. Highlight
"AutoRecover files" and click the Modify button to browse for the folder.


"~mike~" wrote:

Is it possible to make Word automatically save a renamed backup of the
document being worked on, say every 10 minutes to a folder of my choice?
For instance if I'm working on script.doc the backups are saved to
/script_backups/script.bak.doc

On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:47:25 GMT, "~mike~"
wrote:

Is it possible to make Word automatically save a renamed backup of the
document being worked on, say every 10 minutes to a folder of my choice?
For instance if I'm working on script.doc the backups are saved to
/script_backups/script.bak.doc


See http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm for a macro that
can save a duplicate copy to a separate location. As it is, though,
the macro doesn't fire automatically every x minutes. A separate macro
could be written to call the backup on a schedule.

Setting the AutoRecover interval and location will *not* save a backup
copy in the way you think -- if you exit Word normally, the
AutoRecover file is deleted. It's useful only if Word crashes while
you're working on the document.

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Jay Freedman
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My web page also links to the Savereminder macro which can be configured to
automatically save the document if that is what you really want to do.
Personally I would like to make this sort of decision for myself.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Jay Freedman wrote:
On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:47:25 GMT, "~mike~"
wrote:

Is it possible to make Word automatically save a renamed backup of
the document being worked on, say every 10 minutes to a folder of my
choice? For instance if I'm working on script.doc the backups are
saved to /script_backups/script.bak.doc


See http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm for a macro that
can save a duplicate copy to a separate location. As it is, though,
the macro doesn't fire automatically every x minutes. A separate macro
could be written to call the backup on a schedule.

Setting the AutoRecover interval and location will *not* save a backup
copy in the way you think -- if you exit Word normally, the
AutoRecover file is deleted. It's useful only if Word crashes while
you're working on the document.

See http://word.mvps.org/faqs/general/AutomaticSave.htm for general
information and the link Jay gave you for a macro to save in more than one
place.

--
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.

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Is it possible to make Word automatically save a renamed backup of the
document being worked on, say every 10 minutes to a folder of my choice?
For instance if I'm working on script.doc the backups are saved to
/script_backups/script.bak.doc