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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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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