WD97: How Word Determines the Name of a Saved Version

Last reviewed: July 31, 1997
Article ID: Q165739

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

When you use the Versioning feature to save a version of a document, Word will give the version a unique name when you open the version. The "More Information" section of this article describes how Word decides what the unique version name will be.

MORE INFORMATION

Word generates a unique version name by using the following naming scheme:

                              / optional  \ /optional\         /optional\
   <doc name>, <create date>  \create time/ \ AM|PM  / version \ index  /

If the version has a unique date (no other versions were created that day), then the create time is not used. For example:

     Doc2, 9-27-96 version

If another version was created on that day (making the date non-unique), then the create time is used. For example:

     Doc2, 9-27-96  12-21 PM version

If a version already exists with that date and time stamp, the optional index number is used to supplement the name. For example:

     Doc2, 9-27-96 12-21 PM version - 2

REFERENCES

For more information on using the versioning feature in Word, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE ID: Q157478 Q157775
   TITLE: WD97: What's new in Word 97

   ARTICLE ID: Q159730
   TITLE: WD97: Doesn't Save Version When Document Is Closed

   ARTICLE ID: Q162989
   TITLE: Can't Save Versions of Word Document from Office Binder

   ARTICLE ID: Q157775
   TITLE: Can't Save Version for Read-Only Document

For more information about "versioning," click the Office Assistant, type "versioning," click Search, and then click one of the following topics:

Delete one or more versions of a document.
Review version information for a file.

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Word Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q120802
   TITLE     : Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or
               Component

Keywords          : word97 kbusage
Version           : 97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug

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Last reviewed: July 31, 1997
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