How-To Guide: AutoRecover in Word

If you have AutoRecover set-up, it will automatically save your document if your computer shuts down, there is a power outage, or you just forget to save the document you are working on. Believe it or not, forgetting to save a document happens quite often. 

• To set up/turn on the AutoRecover feature, follow the steps below:

• Click on Tools.
• Click on Options… in the drop down box.
• An Options dialog box will appear.
• Click on the Save tab on top.
• Under Save options, place a check mark in “Save AutoRecover info every:              minutes”
• In the minutes box, enter the number of minutes you want to wait until the document is auto saved. For example, if you type 10, the document will be saved every 10 minutes.
• Click OK.

• AutoRecover take a couple of seconds to save, and while it occurs, you can not edit your document.  So remember not to set the minutes too low.

• The AutoRecover feature should not be used as a replacement for saving your document. You should still save your document frequently as you work with it.

If your system or program crashes, just reboot your computer and open Word. The AutoRecover feature will be displayed (usually in the right portion of your screen) and will prompt you to open and save the AutoRecovered file.

 

[Posted on September 10, 2007]