


More frequent saves can waste time and become counterproductive. When designating an AutoSave frequency, you should probably not select a time under 10 minutes. You can select values between 1 minute and 120 minutes.


In Word 2010 or a later version, display the File tab of the ribbon and then click Options.) (In Word 2007 click the Office button and then click Word Options. To set the automatic saving feature, follow these steps: Word allows you to protect yourself by automatically saving your work for you. But hopefully you learned a lesson when this happened. Most of them can't be printed in a nice, family-oriented newsletter. Many things spring to mind at a time like this. The list goes on, but the bottom line is that you lost the past couple hours of work. Or your three-year-old pulls the power cord out of the wall. Or you kick the reset button on your computer. You're working along for several hours on a document, when suddenly the power goes out.
