Recover A MS Word Document That Got Closed Unexpectedly

Did you know that you could always recall the backup copy created by Microsoft Word, in case of an unexpected power off? MS Word comes with the “autorecover feature”, which ensures a saved copy of an open document. Microsoft tech support would help you steer away from all problems associated with recovering unsaved files easily.

Guiding you to retrieve auto recovered files

• You need to launch Microsoft Word application. Now click on the MS Office icon located at the top-left corner of Microsoft Word version 2007. You might need to hit Word options button at the bottom portion of the screen. You need to click Save option available on the dialog box named Customize how documents are saved; the option would be located on the left panel of the box. In case you are using Microsoft Word 2003 or lower versions, you have to proceed with Tools OptionsSave.

• Next, you need to make sure that the box with title Set AutoRecover Information is checked, by clicking on the small box against it. To make it easy for you, this is the 6th option starting from the top in MS Word 2003 and second in 2007, which falls under the Save documents option. You need to choose a time span for Word to auto-save the document. By default, this is set to 10 minutes. You could even opt for a one minute auto-recovery option if desired, which ensures proper data backup.

• All Windows XP users could go to Start Search and select All Files and Folders. In case of Windows Vista operating system, you need to hit the Start button featured by Windows logo located towards the bottom left corner of the task bar. Search bar is nothing but the first searching option seen there.

• Type in *.doc for lower versions and *.docx for Word 2007; now hit search. You could now click on the column tab with title Date or Time for all modified Word files. You can search for lost document with its file name as well. This way you can retrieve all the lost information.

• Microsoft tech support would suggest you to save the file in a desired location with a suitable file name after recovery.

Now you know to bring back your lost MS Word document the right way with Microsoft support. The assistance provided by the Microsoft support team is indeed useful in solving autorecover issues. Try to set the auto recover file time to the minimum value as per your convenience.