Re: Version/Documentation Control Software

["Wells, Carol D" <carol -dot- wells -at- EDS -dot- COM>]

I just received the following from Microsoft Press, as a "tip of the month".
However, knowing how Word chokes when faced with a large document, I'd use
this with caution.  I can only imagine how it will deal with multiple
versions stored in the same file!


"When you revise a document in Word 97, you may well want to maintain and
quickly access earlier versions.  You can use Word's Version command to
store several separate versions of a document, all within a single document
file.  Say, for example, that you've just finished writing Chapter 1 for
your latest novel in a document called Chapter1.  You now want to revise the
chapter, but before doing so you want to save the current version so that
you can refer back to it if necessary.  To do this:

1. Choose Versions from the File menu.
2. In the Versions dialog box, click the Save Now button.
3. When Word prompts you, add a descriptive comment for the version.
4. To see the original version again, open your document (if necessary) and
choose the Versions command from the File menu.
5. In the Versions dialog box, click the version you wish to open and click
the Open button."


Thanks!
Carol Wells
EDS Philadelphia Solution Centre


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