Options Save Tab

Use the Save tab in the Options dialog box to select automatic file saving and backup options.

Create backup file (.BAK) of previous revision whenever you save a diagram

	When this box is checked, every time you save a diagram, the previous revision of the diagram is saved as a .BAK file in the same directory as the diagram file. For example, if you open the diagram MYCHART.EDG, edit it and save it, MYCHART.EDG will contain the latest changes you made and MYCHART.BAK will contain MYCHART.EDG as it was before you made any changes. If you later decide that you want to revert to the previous version, just open the .BAK file and Save As the original file name (such as MYCHART.EDG). Remember that each time you intentionally save your diagram, the .BAK file is updated. This includes any time that you save your diagram except for Autosaves (see below).

Autosave all open diagrams periodically

	When this box is checked, the program will automatically save your diagrams every so often based on the value of "minutes between autosaves" which can be from 2 to 60. This feature is useful to minimize loss of data from power outages, computer crashes, or program bugs.

	Autosave saves your diagram to disk as if you performed the Save All feature, that is to say that the file is written back to the same .EDG file that was opened. You don't need to do anything special to regain your most recent diagram after a system failure. We recommend that if you use the Autosave feature you also use the backup feature so that if the Autosave feature accidentally saves changes that you didn't like you can always go back to the version you last saved intentionally.