To create a backup copy when saving

  1. From the Options menu A 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.

  2. Select the Document tab.

  3. In the File Options group box, check the Create .BAK Documents check box A small square box on a dialog box that can be selected or cleared. A check box represents an option that you can turn on or off..

When you next save your document The combination of text and pictures. Also called a Publisher DTP file., the previous version is renamed as <FILENAME>.BAK and the latest version, with your most recent changes, is saved as <FILENAME>.DTP (where <FILENAME> is the name of your document).

  1. Click on OK to close the dialog box.

Note:

You can open your .BAK files by double-clicking on them in Windows Explorer or by manually changing their file extension The full-stop and characters at the end of a filename. An extension usually identifies the kind of information a file contains. For example, files that you create using Publisher have the .DTP extension. to .DTP and opening them from Publisher.

This is separate from the Automatic Backup command.