I like to draft Word documents and I tend to have a few on the go at any one time.
Now this kind of multi-tasking is a bit of a risk, as I don’t always remember to save the document. I often close a file and then have the forehead slapping moment (mine, not someone else’s) – but Word 2010 knows how to work with people like me…
In backstage view I can select the “Recover unsaved files” option. Phew. From here I can recover my most recently used files.
I can also set up an option to pre-empt my multi-tasking ways….and protect my forehead from further hits…
Go to File tab, select, then Options, and select the Save option.
Under the “Save Autorecover…” box there is a tick box “keep the last autosaved version if I close without saving”. Tick the box to enable the feature. This allows all recent autosaved files to be recovered.
This kind of tip is part of Microsoft Word Training London – to help get more out of Word and have fewer “argh” moments.