From the Options menuA list of available commands and actions in Publisher. Menu names are displayed in the menu bar at the top of the Publisher window., select Preferences. The Preferences dialog box A window used to supply information to Publisher. appears.
Select the Auto Backup tab.
In the Action group box, choose whether you want to be prompted to save your document The combination of text and pictures. Also called a Publisher DTP file. (Warning Beep), or let the document be saved automatically (Auto-backup). Select Off if you want neither.
In the Interval box, type the number of minutes you want between each automatic backup or warning beep.
Click on OK to close the dialog box.