Option 4: Recover from Temporary Files While you work, Word creates “.tmp” (temporary) files that you can manually search to find a copy of your unsaved document.

The easiest way to recover an unsaved Word document is probably to just open up Word again. Here's when to do that, when not to, and how to find the lost docs.

Document versions are temporary copied versions of open files and files that are not saved. 1] How to change the Autosave frequency in Word Open Microsoft Word. Click the File tab.

Microsoft Word can accommodate a surprising number of file formats, and even take in Excel and PowerPoint data, though it might look funny. Here's how.