AutoSave is a different feature which automatically saves your file as you work - just like if you save the file manually - so that you don't have to worry about saving on the go. On the Mac, AutoSave is available in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint for Office 365 subscribers. When AutoSave is turned on AutoRecover files are rarely needed.
By If your power goes out or your computer malfunctions when working on an Word for Mac 2011 document, all you have to do is open the application again. Word 2011 for Mac looks for and opens any AutoRecover files for the document(s) that you were working on when an unexpected crash occurred. Your document opens with “Recovered” appended to the filename. Choose File→Save As from the menu bar to restore the original filename and location. Word for Mac can recover files that were open because, by default, Word autosaves your document every ten minutes while you’re working on it.
If you want, you can change the save time interval within the AutoRecover setting as follows:. Choose Word→Preferences→Save from the menu bar. Word’s Save preferences are displayed. Change the number of minutes in the Save AutoRecover Info Every: X Minutes setting.
The default is 10 minutes. Entering a lower number saves more often, but you may notice Word is more sluggish when it saves so often. Entering a higher number may make Word perform better, but you may lose more changes if a power outage or computer crash occurs. You can deselect this check box if you don’t want Word to save an AutoRecover file. You might do this for extremely large documents that take a long time to save. Of course, if you experience a power outage or computer crash, you will lose all your changes since the last time you manually saved the file.
You don’t need to select the Always Create Backup Copy check box. With AutoRecover and Time Machine, the bases are covered. The option is there only for backward compatibility. Click OK when you’re finished. Rarely, Word might not automatically display the AutoRecover file for the document(s) you were working on the next time you open Word. In that case, do the following in Word to open the AutoRecover file. Choose File→Open from the menu bar.
Type AutoRecover or type a keyword or phrase in the Spotlight Search box in the top-right corner of the Open dialog. Double-click the most recently saved AutoRecover file, or select the file and click Open. If you did a keyword or phrase search, use the Last Opened information to help you choose a likely file to open. If the file you want is grayed-out, choose All Files in the Enable pop-up menu, which allows you to open any file type. You can also use Mac OS X Time Machine to recover any file that you’ve saved at least once.
When you use Word for Mac, it’s nearly impossible to lose more than a few minutes’ worth of work thanks to AutoRecover and Time Machine.
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Advertisement The AutoSave feature in Microsoft Office 365 can be a parachute for your forgetfulness. Yes, the AutoSave feature helps you, but there’s one important thing you should know about that little toggle button: When AutoSave is on, your changes are continually saved to the original, so any changes you make overwrites the original and you cannot get it back.
How to Turn Off AutoSave in Microsoft Office 365 Microsoft explains the AutoSave feature as a failsafe that automatically saves your file every few seconds so that anyone working with you on the cloud can instantly see the changes. But Microsoft has also removed the File Save As command when you open a file via OneDrive, OneDrive for Business or SharePoint Online. So, what can you do to keep working and keep the original file intact?. Disable AutoSave by toggling the switch to the Off position. You can disable AutoSave with if you are an Office 365 ProPlus subscriber. Uncheck the setting ( File Options Save Save AutoRecover information every X minutes). Disabling AutoSave permanently for specific files would have been the best solution.
But, this feature is not system-wide and it is on by default for every file you open from the cloud. So, you have to remember to switch it off for every file you open.
Microsoft recommends that you use File Save a Copy to work collaboratively on a copy of the original document. Instead of using the old Save As command to create a file with a different filename, you can just save a copy of the original document and work on that. The always-on AutoSave feature isn’t a problem for those who don’t work with OneDrive. But if you do, be mindful of the pitfalls if you don’t want your original work to be overwritten. And hope Microsoft soon adds an option to turn off AutoSave for specific documents.
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