Help! I "saved over" my original document

I needed to write a follow-up letter to a company, so I opened th
original letter I had written them (MS Word document) and made th
necessary changes. Then, without thinking, I clicked the "Save" icon.
A split second later I realized I had screwed up by not saving th
follow-up letter as a new document.

I did not have the backup document box clicked, nor was I trackin
changes, and I have since exited out of Word.

Is there any possible way for me to get back to my original letter
before I accidentally "saved over the top of it?" I really need t
print a copy of the original for my records.

I am running Microsoft Office XP for Small Business

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Doug
Sun Dec 21 00:36:45 CST 2003

Hi Mikey,

No, I am afraid not. To turn this negative into a positive, learn from your
lesson.

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Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
"mikey" <mikey.yrwe5@nospam.WordForums.com> wrote in message
news:mikey.yrwe5@nospam.WordForums.com...
>
> I needed to write a follow-up letter to a company, so I opened the
> original letter I had written them (MS Word document) and made the
> necessary changes. Then, without thinking, I clicked the "Save" icon.
> A split second later I realized I had screwed up by not saving the
> follow-up letter as a new document.
>
> I did not have the backup document box clicked, nor was I tracking
> changes, and I have since exited out of Word.
>
> Is there any possible way for me to get back to my original letter,
> before I accidentally "saved over the top of it?" I really need to
> print a copy of the original for my records.
>
> I am running Microsoft Office XP for Small Business.
>
>
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>

TF
Sun Dec 21 05:26:47 CST 2003

Also note that in XP, there's an obvious little option to Create New
Document from Existing Document. Use that and you cannot overwrite the
original.


--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP
http://www.mvps.org/word/

"mikey" <mikey.yrwe5@nospam.WordForums.com> wrote in message
news:mikey.yrwe5@nospam.WordForums.com...

I needed to write a follow-up letter to a company, so I opened the
original letter I had written them (MS Word document) and made the
necessary changes. Then, without thinking, I clicked the "Save" icon.
A split second later I realized I had screwed up by not saving the
follow-up letter as a new document.

I did not have the backup document box clicked, nor was I tracking
changes, and I have since exited out of Word.

Is there any possible way for me to get back to my original letter,
before I accidentally "saved over the top of it?" I really need to
print a copy of the original for my records.

I am running Microsoft Office XP for Small Business.


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Suzanne
Sun Dec 21 09:39:20 CST 2003

In addition to Doug's and Terry's advice, I would add this: remember Undo.
Treat it like a PANIC button. Even when you have saved over the original
document, you can still Undo back to your starting point, re-save, then Redo
all your changes and Save As.

But I would also advise enabling the "Always create backup copy" option; it
has saved my bacon often enough to make me willing to take the time to
delete the accumulated .wbk files from time to time.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"mikey" <mikey.yrwe5@nospam.WordForums.com> wrote in message
news:mikey.yrwe5@nospam.WordForums.com...
>
> I needed to write a follow-up letter to a company, so I opened the
> original letter I had written them (MS Word document) and made the
> necessary changes. Then, without thinking, I clicked the "Save" icon.
> A split second later I realized I had screwed up by not saving the
> follow-up letter as a new document.
>
> I did not have the backup document box clicked, nor was I tracking
> changes, and I have since exited out of Word.
>
> Is there any possible way for me to get back to my original letter,
> before I accidentally "saved over the top of it?" I really need to
> print a copy of the original for my records.
>
> I am running Microsoft Office XP for Small Business.
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------
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> ~~View and post usenet messages directly from http://www.ExcelForum.com/
>

PeterM
Sun Dec 21 11:09:10 CST 2003

I'm just another reader here, and appreciate, REALLY appreciate all the
advise I see here, but I wonder why some of the MVP's give such quick
advise, w/o giving us the information how to do it...........Peter (don't be
upset with this MPS's I love you all)

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:O4AQgw9xDHA.3208@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> In addition to Doug's and Terry's advice, I would add this: remember Undo.
> Treat it like a PANIC button. Even when you have saved over the original
> document, you can still Undo back to your starting point, re-save, then
Redo
> all your changes and Save As.
>
> But I would also advise enabling the "Always create backup copy" option;
it
> has saved my bacon often enough to make me willing to take the time to
> delete the accumulated .wbk files from time to time.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
> all may benefit.
>
> "mikey" <mikey.yrwe5@nospam.WordForums.com> wrote in message
> news:mikey.yrwe5@nospam.WordForums.com...
> >
> > I needed to write a follow-up letter to a company, so I opened the
> > original letter I had written them (MS Word document) and made the
> > necessary changes. Then, without thinking, I clicked the "Save" icon.
> > A split second later I realized I had screwed up by not saving the
> > follow-up letter as a new document.
> >
> > I did not have the backup document box clicked, nor was I tracking
> > changes, and I have since exited out of Word.
> >
> > Is there any possible way for me to get back to my original letter,
> > before I accidentally "saved over the top of it?" I really need to
> > print a copy of the original for my records.
> >
> > I am running Microsoft Office XP for Small Business.
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------
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> >
>

Suzanne
Sun Dec 21 11:31:41 CST 2003

Since you've tacked this onto my post, I'm wondering if there's something in
it that you can't follow:

1. Undo back to your starting point: Click the down arrow beside the Undo
button (on the Standard toolbar) to display the Undo list, scroll down to
the very first action, and click on it.

2. Redo all your changes: Same thing with the Redo list.

3. Enable "Always create backup copy": on the Save tab of Tools | Options.
For more, see http://home.zebra.net/~sbarnhill/SaveOptions.htm.

4. Delete the .wbk files: You can do this in File | Open or File | Save
(you'll have to display All Files to see the .wbk files), but it's probably
easier in Windows Explorer. Just select all the "Backup of <filename>.wbk"
files and press Delete (to recycle) or Shift+Delete to delete.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"PeterM" <rpm@dcn.org> wrote in message
news:SZidndl0--YrTniiRVn-uw@omsoft.com...
> I'm just another reader here, and appreciate, REALLY appreciate all the
> advise I see here, but I wonder why some of the MVP's give such quick
> advise, w/o giving us the information how to do it...........Peter (don't
be
> upset with this MPS's I love you all)
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:O4AQgw9xDHA.3208@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > In addition to Doug's and Terry's advice, I would add this: remember
Undo.
> > Treat it like a PANIC button. Even when you have saved over the original
> > document, you can still Undo back to your starting point, re-save, then
> Redo
> > all your changes and Save As.
> >
> > But I would also advise enabling the "Always create backup copy" option;
> it
> > has saved my bacon often enough to make me willing to take the time to
> > delete the accumulated .wbk files from time to time.
> >
> > --
> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > Words into Type
> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
> > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
> so
> > all may benefit.
> >
> > "mikey" <mikey.yrwe5@nospam.WordForums.com> wrote in message
> > news:mikey.yrwe5@nospam.WordForums.com...
> > >
> > > I needed to write a follow-up letter to a company, so I opened the
> > > original letter I had written them (MS Word document) and made the
> > > necessary changes. Then, without thinking, I clicked the "Save" icon.
> > > A split second later I realized I had screwed up by not saving the
> > > follow-up letter as a new document.
> > >
> > > I did not have the backup document box clicked, nor was I tracking
> > > changes, and I have since exited out of Word.
> > >
> > > Is there any possible way for me to get back to my original letter,
> > > before I accidentally "saved over the top of it?" I really need to
> > > print a copy of the original for my records.
> > >
> > > I am running Microsoft Office XP for Small Business.
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------------------
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http://www.ExcelForum.com/
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> >
>
>

PeterM
Sun Dec 21 11:42:43 CST 2003

No Suzanne I didn't mean you, I meant TF. Sorry for not making myself clear
on that. Please I meant no insult to TF either, I just wondered why he/she
didn't include how to do it......Sorry Suzanne............Peter

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:O6td%23i%23xDHA.2556@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Since you've tacked this onto my post, I'm wondering if there's something
in
> it that you can't follow:
>
> 1. Undo back to your starting point: Click the down arrow beside the Undo
> button (on the Standard toolbar) to display the Undo list, scroll down to
> the very first action, and click on it.
>
> 2. Redo all your changes: Same thing with the Redo list.
>
> 3. Enable "Always create backup copy": on the Save tab of Tools | Options.
> For more, see http://home.zebra.net/~sbarnhill/SaveOptions.htm.
>
> 4. Delete the .wbk files: You can do this in File | Open or File | Save
> (you'll have to display All Files to see the .wbk files), but it's
probably
> easier in Windows Explorer. Just select all the "Backup of <filename>.wbk"
> files and press Delete (to recycle) or Shift+Delete to delete.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
> all may benefit.
>
> "PeterM" <rpm@dcn.org> wrote in message
> news:SZidndl0--YrTniiRVn-uw@omsoft.com...
> > I'm just another reader here, and appreciate, REALLY appreciate all the
> > advise I see here, but I wonder why some of the MVP's give such quick
> > advise, w/o giving us the information how to do it...........Peter
(don't
> be
> > upset with this MPS's I love you all)
> >
> > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > news:O4AQgw9xDHA.3208@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > In addition to Doug's and Terry's advice, I would add this: remember
> Undo.
> > > Treat it like a PANIC button. Even when you have saved over the
original
> > > document, you can still Undo back to your starting point, re-save,
then
> > Redo
> > > all your changes and Save As.
> > >
> > > But I would also advise enabling the "Always create backup copy"
option;
> > it
> > > has saved my bacon often enough to make me willing to take the time to
> > > delete the accumulated .wbk files from time to time.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > > Words into Type
> > > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > > Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
> > > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
> newsgroup
> > so
> > > all may benefit.
> > >
> > > "mikey" <mikey.yrwe5@nospam.WordForums.com> wrote in message
> > > news:mikey.yrwe5@nospam.WordForums.com...
> > > >
> > > > I needed to write a follow-up letter to a company, so I opened the
> > > > original letter I had written them (MS Word document) and made the
> > > > necessary changes. Then, without thinking, I clicked the "Save"
icon.
> > > > A split second later I realized I had screwed up by not saving the
> > > > follow-up letter as a new document.
> > > >
> > > > I did not have the backup document box clicked, nor was I tracking
> > > > changes, and I have since exited out of Word.
> > > >
> > > > Is there any possible way for me to get back to my original letter,
> > > > before I accidentally "saved over the top of it?" I really need to
> > > > print a copy of the original for my records.
> > > >
> > > > I am running Microsoft Office XP for Small Business.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ------------------------------------------------
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> http://www.ExcelForum.com/
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> > >
> >
> >
>

Suzanne
Sun Dec 21 12:54:43 CST 2003

Ah, the option Terry mentions is on the New Document task pane (about
halfway down). Since he described it as "obvious," I'm sure he thought it
was, but that's because he operates with the task pane always displayed.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"PeterM" <rpm@dcn.org> wrote in message
news:AMCdnU7p9agJRniiRVn-jA@omsoft.com...
> No Suzanne I didn't mean you, I meant TF. Sorry for not making myself
clear
> on that. Please I meant no insult to TF either, I just wondered why he/she
> didn't include how to do it......Sorry Suzanne............Peter
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:O6td%23i%23xDHA.2556@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Since you've tacked this onto my post, I'm wondering if there's
something
> in
> > it that you can't follow:
> >
> > 1. Undo back to your starting point: Click the down arrow beside the
Undo
> > button (on the Standard toolbar) to display the Undo list, scroll down
to
> > the very first action, and click on it.
> >
> > 2. Redo all your changes: Same thing with the Redo list.
> >
> > 3. Enable "Always create backup copy": on the Save tab of Tools |
Options.
> > For more, see http://home.zebra.net/~sbarnhill/SaveOptions.htm.
> >
> > 4. Delete the .wbk files: You can do this in File | Open or File | Save
> > (you'll have to display All Files to see the .wbk files), but it's
> probably
> > easier in Windows Explorer. Just select all the "Backup of
<filename>.wbk"
> > files and press Delete (to recycle) or Shift+Delete to delete.
> >
> > --
> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > Words into Type
> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
> > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
> so
> > all may benefit.
> >
> > "PeterM" <rpm@dcn.org> wrote in message
> > news:SZidndl0--YrTniiRVn-uw@omsoft.com...
> > > I'm just another reader here, and appreciate, REALLY appreciate all
the
> > > advise I see here, but I wonder why some of the MVP's give such quick
> > > advise, w/o giving us the information how to do it...........Peter
> (don't
> > be
> > > upset with this MPS's I love you all)
> > >
> > > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > > news:O4AQgw9xDHA.3208@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > > In addition to Doug's and Terry's advice, I would add this: remember
> > Undo.
> > > > Treat it like a PANIC button. Even when you have saved over the
> original
> > > > document, you can still Undo back to your starting point, re-save,
> then
> > > Redo
> > > > all your changes and Save As.
> > > >
> > > > But I would also advise enabling the "Always create backup copy"
> option;
> > > it
> > > > has saved my bacon often enough to make me willing to take the time
to
> > > > delete the accumulated .wbk files from time to time.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > > > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > > > Words into Type
> > > > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > > > Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
> > > > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
> > newsgroup
> > > so
> > > > all may benefit.
> > > >
> > > > "mikey" <mikey.yrwe5@nospam.WordForums.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:mikey.yrwe5@nospam.WordForums.com...
> > > > >
> > > > > I needed to write a follow-up letter to a company, so I opened the
> > > > > original letter I had written them (MS Word document) and made the
> > > > > necessary changes. Then, without thinking, I clicked the "Save"
> icon.
> > > > > A split second later I realized I had screwed up by not saving the
> > > > > follow-up letter as a new document.
> > > > >
> > > > > I did not have the backup document box clicked, nor was I tracking
> > > > > changes, and I have since exited out of Word.
> > > > >
> > > > > Is there any possible way for me to get back to my original
letter,
> > > > > before I accidentally "saved over the top of it?" I really need
to
> > > > > print a copy of the original for my records.
> > > > >
> > > > > I am running Microsoft Office XP for Small Business.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ------------------------------------------------
> > > > > ~~ Message posted from http://www.ExcelTip.com/
> > > > > ~~View and post usenet messages directly from
> > http://www.ExcelForum.com/
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>

TF
Sun Dec 21 13:58:00 CST 2003

Peter

Suzanne is correct. Because I have the Task Pane permanently open, I
'assume' everyone else has it open too. There are many advantages of using
the Task Pane: for me it is because I want Styles Available showing whilst I
am working on complex documents. But one of the many other advantages is
that there are many more options that are not normally seen without it, such
as the Create New Document from Existing Document that I mentioned.

Terry


"PeterM" <rpm@dcn.org> wrote in message
news:AMCdnU7p9agJRniiRVn-jA@omsoft.com...
No Suzanne I didn't mean you, I meant TF. Sorry for not making myself clear
on that. Please I meant no insult to TF either, I just wondered why he/she
didn't include how to do it......Sorry Suzanne............Peter

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:O6td%23i%23xDHA.2556@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Since you've tacked this onto my post, I'm wondering if there's something
in
> it that you can't follow:
>
> 1. Undo back to your starting point: Click the down arrow beside the Undo
> button (on the Standard toolbar) to display the Undo list, scroll down to
> the very first action, and click on it.
>
> 2. Redo all your changes: Same thing with the Redo list.
>
> 3. Enable "Always create backup copy": on the Save tab of Tools | Options.
> For more, see http://home.zebra.net/~sbarnhill/SaveOptions.htm.
>
> 4. Delete the .wbk files: You can do this in File | Open or File | Save
> (you'll have to display All Files to see the .wbk files), but it's
probably
> easier in Windows Explorer. Just select all the "Backup of <filename>.wbk"
> files and press Delete (to recycle) or Shift+Delete to delete.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
> all may benefit.
>
> "PeterM" <rpm@dcn.org> wrote in message
> news:SZidndl0--YrTniiRVn-uw@omsoft.com...
> > I'm just another reader here, and appreciate, REALLY appreciate all the
> > advise I see here, but I wonder why some of the MVP's give such quick
> > advise, w/o giving us the information how to do it...........Peter
(don't
> be
> > upset with this MPS's I love you all)
> >
> > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > news:O4AQgw9xDHA.3208@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > In addition to Doug's and Terry's advice, I would add this: remember
> Undo.
> > > Treat it like a PANIC button. Even when you have saved over the
original
> > > document, you can still Undo back to your starting point, re-save,
then
> > Redo
> > > all your changes and Save As.
> > >
> > > But I would also advise enabling the "Always create backup copy"
option;
> > it
> > > has saved my bacon often enough to make me willing to take the time to
> > > delete the accumulated .wbk files from time to time.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > > Words into Type
> > > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > > Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
> > > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
> newsgroup
> > so
> > > all may benefit.
> > >
> > > "mikey" <mikey.yrwe5@nospam.WordForums.com> wrote in message
> > > news:mikey.yrwe5@nospam.WordForums.com...
> > > >
> > > > I needed to write a follow-up letter to a company, so I opened the
> > > > original letter I had written them (MS Word document) and made the
> > > > necessary changes. Then, without thinking, I clicked the "Save"
icon.
> > > > A split second later I realized I had screwed up by not saving the
> > > > follow-up letter as a new document.
> > > >
> > > > I did not have the backup document box clicked, nor was I tracking
> > > > changes, and I have since exited out of Word.
> > > >
> > > > Is there any possible way for me to get back to my original letter,
> > > > before I accidentally "saved over the top of it?" I really need to
> > > > print a copy of the original for my records.
> > > >
> > > > I am running Microsoft Office XP for Small Business.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ------------------------------------------------
> > > > ~~ Message posted from http://www.ExcelTip.com/
> > > > ~~View and post usenet messages directly from
> http://www.ExcelForum.com/
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>

PeterM
Sun Dec 21 15:05:54 CST 2003

Thanks TF, I should use that Task Pane as well, at least I would have know
how read the answer. Well, that is how I learn :-)..............Peter

"TF" <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote in message
news:u17ify$xDHA.2396@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Peter
>
> Suzanne is correct. Because I have the Task Pane permanently open, I
> 'assume' everyone else has it open too. There are many advantages of using
> the Task Pane: for me it is because I want Styles Available showing whilst
I
> am working on complex documents. But one of the many other advantages is
> that there are many more options that are not normally seen without it,
such
> as the Create New Document from Existing Document that I mentioned.
>
> Terry
>
>
> "PeterM" <rpm@dcn.org> wrote in message
> news:AMCdnU7p9agJRniiRVn-jA@omsoft.com...
> No Suzanne I didn't mean you, I meant TF. Sorry for not making myself
clear
> on that. Please I meant no insult to TF either, I just wondered why he/she
> didn't include how to do it......Sorry Suzanne............Peter
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:O6td%23i%23xDHA.2556@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Since you've tacked this onto my post, I'm wondering if there's
something
> in
> > it that you can't follow:
> >
> > 1. Undo back to your starting point: Click the down arrow beside the
Undo
> > button (on the Standard toolbar) to display the Undo list, scroll down
to
> > the very first action, and click on it.
> >
> > 2. Redo all your changes: Same thing with the Redo list.
> >
> > 3. Enable "Always create backup copy": on the Save tab of Tools |
Options.
> > For more, see http://home.zebra.net/~sbarnhill/SaveOptions.htm.
> >
> > 4. Delete the .wbk files: You can do this in File | Open or File | Save
> > (you'll have to display All Files to see the .wbk files), but it's
> probably
> > easier in Windows Explorer. Just select all the "Backup of
<filename>.wbk"
> > files and press Delete (to recycle) or Shift+Delete to delete.
> >
> > --
> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > Words into Type
> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
> > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
> so
> > all may benefit.
> >
> > "PeterM" <rpm@dcn.org> wrote in message
> > news:SZidndl0--YrTniiRVn-uw@omsoft.com...
> > > I'm just another reader here, and appreciate, REALLY appreciate all
the
> > > advise I see here, but I wonder why some of the MVP's give such quick
> > > advise, w/o giving us the information how to do it...........Peter
> (don't
> > be
> > > upset with this MPS's I love you all)
> > >
> > > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > > news:O4AQgw9xDHA.3208@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > > In addition to Doug's and Terry's advice, I would add this: remember
> > Undo.
> > > > Treat it like a PANIC button. Even when you have saved over the
> original
> > > > document, you can still Undo back to your starting point, re-save,
> then
> > > Redo
> > > > all your changes and Save As.
> > > >
> > > > But I would also advise enabling the "Always create backup copy"
> option;
> > > it
> > > > has saved my bacon often enough to make me willing to take the time
to
> > > > delete the accumulated .wbk files from time to time.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > > > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > > > Words into Type
> > > > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > > > Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
> > > > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
> > newsgroup
> > > so
> > > > all may benefit.
> > > >
> > > > "mikey" <mikey.yrwe5@nospam.WordForums.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:mikey.yrwe5@nospam.WordForums.com...
> > > > >
> > > > > I needed to write a follow-up letter to a company, so I opened the
> > > > > original letter I had written them (MS Word document) and made the
> > > > > necessary changes. Then, without thinking, I clicked the "Save"
> icon.
> > > > > A split second later I realized I had screwed up by not saving the
> > > > > follow-up letter as a new document.
> > > > >
> > > > > I did not have the backup document box clicked, nor was I tracking
> > > > > changes, and I have since exited out of Word.
> > > > >
> > > > > Is there any possible way for me to get back to my original
letter,
> > > > > before I accidentally "saved over the top of it?" I really need
to
> > > > > print a copy of the original for my records.
> > > > >
> > > > > I am running Microsoft Office XP for Small Business.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ------------------------------------------------
> > > > > ~~ Message posted from http://www.ExcelTip.com/
> > > > > ~~View and post usenet messages directly from
> > http://www.ExcelForum.com/
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
>

TF
Sun Dec 21 16:05:10 CST 2003

Peter

That's how we all learn. Not one of the MVPs you find in these Newsgroup
will say that they know much more than a fraction of Word's abilities and
foibles. We all have our specialised area of 'expertise', so we all read all
the answers too.

Terry

"PeterM" <rpm@dcn.org> wrote in message
news:HZ-dnWyhM5ivlnuiRVn-vw@omsoft.com...
Thanks TF, I should use that Task Pane as well, at least I would have know
how read the answer. Well, that is how I learn :-)..............Peter

"TF" <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote in message
news:u17ify$xDHA.2396@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Peter
>
> Suzanne is correct. Because I have the Task Pane permanently open, I
> 'assume' everyone else has it open too. There are many advantages of using
> the Task Pane: for me it is because I want Styles Available showing whilst
I
> am working on complex documents. But one of the many other advantages is
> that there are many more options that are not normally seen without it,
such
> as the Create New Document from Existing Document that I mentioned.
>
> Terry
>
>
> "PeterM" <rpm@dcn.org> wrote in message
> news:AMCdnU7p9agJRniiRVn-jA@omsoft.com...
> No Suzanne I didn't mean you, I meant TF. Sorry for not making myself
clear
> on that. Please I meant no insult to TF either, I just wondered why he/she
> didn't include how to do it......Sorry Suzanne............Peter
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:O6td%23i%23xDHA.2556@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Since you've tacked this onto my post, I'm wondering if there's
something
> in
> > it that you can't follow:
> >
> > 1. Undo back to your starting point: Click the down arrow beside the
Undo
> > button (on the Standard toolbar) to display the Undo list, scroll down
to
> > the very first action, and click on it.
> >
> > 2. Redo all your changes: Same thing with the Redo list.
> >
> > 3. Enable "Always create backup copy": on the Save tab of Tools |
Options.
> > For more, see http://home.zebra.net/~sbarnhill/SaveOptions.htm.
> >
> > 4. Delete the .wbk files: You can do this in File | Open or File | Save
> > (you'll have to display All Files to see the .wbk files), but it's
> probably
> > easier in Windows Explorer. Just select all the "Backup of
<filename>.wbk"
> > files and press Delete (to recycle) or Shift+Delete to delete.
> >
> > --
> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > Words into Type
> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
> > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
> so
> > all may benefit.
> >
> > "PeterM" <rpm@dcn.org> wrote in message
> > news:SZidndl0--YrTniiRVn-uw@omsoft.com...
> > > I'm just another reader here, and appreciate, REALLY appreciate all
the
> > > advise I see here, but I wonder why some of the MVP's give such quick
> > > advise, w/o giving us the information how to do it...........Peter
> (don't
> > be
> > > upset with this MPS's I love you all)
> > >
> > > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > > news:O4AQgw9xDHA.3208@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > > In addition to Doug's and Terry's advice, I would add this: remember
> > Undo.
> > > > Treat it like a PANIC button. Even when you have saved over the
> original
> > > > document, you can still Undo back to your starting point, re-save,
> then
> > > Redo
> > > > all your changes and Save As.
> > > >
> > > > But I would also advise enabling the "Always create backup copy"
> option;
> > > it
> > > > has saved my bacon often enough to make me willing to take the time
to
> > > > delete the accumulated .wbk files from time to time.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > > > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > > > Words into Type
> > > > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > > > Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
> > > > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
> > newsgroup
> > > so
> > > > all may benefit.
> > > >
> > > > "mikey" <mikey.yrwe5@nospam.WordForums.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:mikey.yrwe5@nospam.WordForums.com...
> > > > >
> > > > > I needed to write a follow-up letter to a company, so I opened the
> > > > > original letter I had written them (MS Word document) and made the
> > > > > necessary changes. Then, without thinking, I clicked the "Save"
> icon.
> > > > > A split second later I realized I had screwed up by not saving the
> > > > > follow-up letter as a new document.
> > > > >
> > > > > I did not have the backup document box clicked, nor was I tracking
> > > > > changes, and I have since exited out of Word.
> > > > >
> > > > > Is there any possible way for me to get back to my original
letter,
> > > > > before I accidentally "saved over the top of it?" I really need
to
> > > > > print a copy of the original for my records.
> > > > >
> > > > > I am running Microsoft Office XP for Small Business.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ------------------------------------------------
> > > > > ~~ Message posted from http://www.ExcelTip.com/
> > > > > ~~View and post usenet messages directly from
> > http://www.ExcelForum.com/
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
>