CreateBackup Property

Applies To

Options object.

Description

True if Word creates a backup copy each time a document is saved. Read/write Boolean.

Remarks

The CreateBackup and AllowFastSave properties cannot be set to True concurrently.

See Also

AllowFastSave property, BackgroundSave property, Save method, SaveAs method.

Example

This example sets Word to automatically create a backup copy, and then it saves the active document.

Options.CreateBackup = True
ActiveDocument.Save
This example returns the current status of the Always create backup copy option on the Save tab in the Options dialog box.

temp = Options.CreateBackup