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12.5. Access Version History and Revert to Previous Version of a Doc

Directions: There are four options to view the resources below: try it, view it, watch it, or print it. Click the drop down menu titled "Try-it interactive" to select your preferred viewing method. Then, click start.


10 STEPS

1. Version history is a helpful way to find older versions of a file. Open the Doc, then, with your mouse, click File

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2. With your mouse, hover Version history►

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3. Click See version history

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4. I can now see different versions of this document over several days. Click November 11, 3:29 PM to see the version of this doc from that day.

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5. Click "today" to see multiple different versions of a document within a single day.

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6. Click Expand detailed versions

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7. With your mouse, select the document version you would like.

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8. We can now see a version of our doc from earlier in the day. Click Restore this version to bring it back and make it your current version.

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9. Click Restore

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10. We now see the old version of this document has been restored. That's it. You're done.

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Here's an interactive tutorial

https://www.iorad.com/player/1740620/Google-Docs---Access-Version-History-and-Revert-to-Earlier-Versions-of-a-Doc


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