I used Save instead of Save AS in word 2003

Help i used 'Save' instead of 'Save AS' in word 2003 and have
overwritten a complicated document. I know i should have done the save
as before i did the changes but that's too late now I have done
nothing else and the document is still open. Is there any way to
recover the original document?




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Sydneysider

Probably not, unless you had the option set to automatically create a backup
of your file each time you save it and then, only if you have saved the new
file with the old name ONLY ONE TIME.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

"Sydneysider" wrote in message
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Help i used 'Save' instead of 'Save AS' in word 2003 and have
overwritten a complicated document. I know i should have done the save
as before i did the changes but that's too late now I have done
nothing else and the document is still open. Is there any way to
recover the original document?




--
Sydneysider

Since the document is still open, yes. First use Save As to save it under a
new filename. Then Save As again to the old filename and Undo all the
changes back to where you started and Save. Then close that document and
open the one you saved under a new name.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Sydneysider" wrote in message
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Help i used 'Save' instead of 'Save AS' in word 2003 and have
overwritten a complicated document. I know i should have done the save
as before i did the changes but that's too late now I have done
nothing else and the document is still open. Is there any way to
recover the original document?




--
Sydneysider

I hope the OP has not relied on your advice. Since he said he had done
nothing else and the document was still open, it was absolutely recoverable.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
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Probably not, unless you had the option set to automatically create a
backup of your file each time you save it and then, only if you have saved
the new file with the old name ONLY ONE TIME.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

"Sydneysider" wrote in message
...

Help i used 'Save' instead of 'Save AS' in word 2003 and have
overwritten a complicated document. I know i should have done the save
as before i did the changes but that's too late now I have done
nothing else and the document is still open. Is there any way to
recover the original document?




--
Sydneysider

Got the Save and SaveAs back to front.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
news
Probably not, unless you had the option set to automatically create a
backup of your file each time you save it and then, only if you have saved
the new file with the old name ONLY ONE TIME.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

"Sydneysider" wrote in message
...

Help i used 'Save' instead of 'Save AS' in word 2003 and have
overwritten a complicated document. I know i should have done the save
as before i did the changes but that's too late now I have done
nothing else and the document is still open. Is there any way to
recover the original document?




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Sydneysider