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Retrieve the original document after saving over it?
In a word doc I typed changes then forgot to save it as a new document - is
it possible to retrieve the original some how? |
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Hi Lenea-
If you _have not_ closed the file you can still Undo even after saving. If you actually closed the file & saved, I'm afraid you're out of options. Sorry |:( "Lenea" wrote: In a word doc I typed changes then forgot to save it as a new document - is it possible to retrieve the original some how? |
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"Lenea" wrote: In a word doc I typed changes then forgot to save it as a new document - is it possible to retrieve the original some how? |
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No
-- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "forecaller" wrote in message ... "Lenea" wrote: In a word doc I typed changes then forgot to save it as a new document - is it possible to retrieve the original some how? |
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This is only one of the reasons to use templates to create new documents
rather than reusing existing ones and using Save As. For more on the different kinds of templates, tabs on the file new dialog, and locations of templates folders see http://addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Lenea" wrote in message ... In a word doc I typed changes then forgot to save it as a new document - is it possible to retrieve the original some how? |
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So... if you've accidentally hit save, but haven't closed the document, how
can you undo or restore to your original document? "CyberTaz" wrote: Hi Lenea- If you _have not_ closed the file you can still Undo even after saving. If you actually closed the file & saved, I'm afraid you're out of options. Sorry |:( "Lenea" wrote: In a word doc I typed changes then forgot to save it as a new document - is it possible to retrieve the original some how? |
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The "undo buffer" (the list of things you did to the document that can
be undone) is kept in memory, but only until you close the document -- at that point the memory is cleared. If you save something you don't want, and then undo back to the point where you started, you still have to resave the "undone" document again so the copy on disk matches what you see on screen. If you undo but then fail to save again before shutting down, you'll still lose the original. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 23:07:02 -0700, "Margaret64" wrote: So... if you've accidentally hit save, but haven't closed the document, how can you undo or restore to your original document? "CyberTaz" wrote: Hi Lenea- If you _have not_ closed the file you can still Undo even after saving. If you actually closed the file & saved, I'm afraid you're out of options. Sorry |:( "Lenea" wrote: In a word doc I typed changes then forgot to save it as a new document - is it possible to retrieve the original some how? |
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Well, I have clicked undo but it's still not picking up my original document. I've saved it once, but never closed the window. The good news is that luckily, I had sent an email that contained the original document (mostly!) to a colleague last night. So... I was able to retrieve that and restore from my email program. So, it sounds like it I've clicked undo as far as it can go that's all I can do.. Unless I did the backup copy via tools (which I did just now. Thanks to all for that tip!) |
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When you display the Undo list, it should include all your changes back to
when you opened the document unless you have performed an operation that clears the Undo stack. One such operation is Protecting/Unprotecting the document. -- 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. "Margaret64" wrote in message ... Well, I have clicked undo but it's still not picking up my original document. I've saved it once, but never closed the window. The good news is that luckily, I had sent an email that contained the original document (mostly!) to a colleague last night. So... I was able to retrieve that and restore from my email program. So, it sounds like it I've clicked undo as far as it can go that's all I can do.. Unless I did the backup copy via tools (which I did just now. Thanks to all for that tip!) |
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Retrieve the original document after saving over it?
"Lenea" wrote: In a word doc I typed changes then forgot to save it as a new document - is it possible to retrieve the original some how? |
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Retrieve the original document after saving over it?
"Lenea" wrote: In a word doc I typed changes then forgot to save it as a new document - is it possible to retrieve the original some how? |
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