Online Knowledge Center: Recover Unsaved Document in Word

              Recover Unsaved Documents

 

Word 2002 & 2003

•        Start Word.
•          On the File menu, click Open.
•          Locate the folder in which you last saved the missing file.
•          Point to the arrow in the Files of type box, click All Files *.*. The backup file usually has the name “Backup of” followed by the name of the missing file.
•          Click the backup file, and then click Open.

Word 2007

•          Start Word 2007.
•          Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Open.
•          Locate the folder in which you last saved the missing file.
•          In the Files of type list, click All Files. The backup file usually has the name "Backup of" followed by the name of the missing file.
•          Click the backup file, and then click Open.

Word 2010

•          Start Word 2010.
•          Click the File menu, and then click Open.
•          Locate the folder in which you last saved the missing file.
•          In the Files of type list (All Word documents), click All Files. The backup file usually has the name "Backup of" followed by the name of the missing file.
•          Click the backup file, and then click Open.

Word 2013

•          Start Word 2013.
•          Click the File menu, click Open, click Computer, and then click Browse.
•          Locate the folder in which you last saved the missing file.
•          In the Files of type list (All Word documents), click All Files. The backup file usually has the name "Backup of" followed by the name of the missing file.
•          Click the backup file, and then click Open.