How do I retrive a file I have altered (overwritten) and saved by.

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Windows Xp home edition.

Altered a 'word' document then inadvertently used 'save', instead of 'save
as'. How do I revert back to my original document.... i.e. before it was
saved?

Regards
 
If the document is still open, Undo back to the point where you started,
resave, then Redo everything and Save As. If you have already closed the
file, you're out of luck unless you have Word set to make automatic backups
*and* have saved only once. In that case, display All Files and look for
"Backup of <filename>.wbk," which will be the previous version. Open it and
save it under another name.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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