Office 2003 Basics

The Document Recovery task pane

The Document Recovery task pane helps you review, open, and save recovered files.

To review files in the Document Recovery task pane:

• Point to the file, and click the arrow next to the file's name.
• In the drop-down list, click Open.
• Open each one and save the best version.

To view what repairs were made to the file:

• Point to the file, and click the arrow next to the file's name.
• In the drop-down list, click Open.
• In the drop-down list, click Show Repairs.

To begin working with the file:

• Point to the file, and click the arrow next to the file's name.
• In the drop-down list, click Open.

To save the file:

• Point to the file, and click the arrow next to the file's name.
• In the drop-down list, click Save As.
• Enter a name for the file. (If you use the same file, the original is overwritten.)
• A dialog box will appear, asking you if you want to replace the existing file. Click Yes.
• After opening and/or saving the files you want to keep, click Close in the Document Recovery task pane.

Note: If a file has the word [Recovered] added to its filename, it usually contains your most recent changes.