WD97: How Word Determines the Name of a Saved Version

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:

Q157478 Q157775 WD97: What's new in Word 97

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

Q162989 Can't Save Versions of Word Document from Office Binder

Q157775 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:

Q120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

Additional query words:

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