I don't know how, but I didn't save changes to my word document before it was
closed. Can I restore it to an earlier time before it was closed? The
system restore time is before I created the document, so that won't help me.

>I don't know how, but I didn't save changes to my word document before it
>was
> closed. Can I restore it to an earlier time before it was closed? The
> system restore time is before I created the document, so that won't help
> me.

Afaik windows system restore has nothing to do with user documents. So even
if the time was allright you couldn't do what you want. Your last resort is
Word Auto Recovery.
If it was properly set there is a way of retreiving data.

Read http://www.amset.info/tips/office-recovery.asp

Otherwise, I am afraid that if the document or changes weren't saved there
is no chance to retreive it.

You can retrieve the previous saved version IF you have previously enabled
"Always create backup copy" on the Save tab of Tools | Options. If this
option is already enabled, set "Files of type" in Word's File Open dialog to
All Files and look for a file named "Backup of <filename>.wbk."

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
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"Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I don't know how, but I didn't save changes to my word document before it
was
> closed. Can I restore it to an earlier time before it was closed? The
> system restore time is before I created the document, so that won't help
me.