Microsoft Word: Automatically Create Backups

Overview 

• Word has the ability to automatically create a backup copy of a file in the odd circumstance where network connectivity can be sporadic and in some cases files can get lost.

Instructions

1. Open MS Word and click File
2. Scroll to the left hand towards the bottom of the sidebar and select Options
   
    
3. In this menu we want to navigate to Advanced
   
    
4. Scroll through the option until you see the header titled Saved. From here we want to ensure the following are checked:
   Always create a backup
   Allow background saves
   
    
5. Word will now create a backup copy which can be stored within Windows and we would have a greater chance at recovering your lost data. When in doubt, best practice is to use keyboard command CTRL + S which will save the file quickly and you can do this periodically through editing/drafting. 

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