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CTyankee

(65,218 posts) Sun Jul 10, 2022, 06:58 PM Jul 2022

I started saving artwork and text in Word and now can't find it.

It was here and then it wasn't. What could I have done to make it unfindable now?

I thought it was saved to a Word file and now I can't find it. I don't know how I got the right place in Word. I don't think I did anything to find that place.

Need help as I don't want to recreate it.

Thanks.

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I started saving artwork and text in Word and now can't find it. (Original Post) CTyankee Jul 2022 OP

Launch Word and click the OPEN command. Depending on your version you should see... CurtEastPoint Jul 2022 #1

open windows explorer also shows a list of 20 recent files msongs Jul 2022 #2

File Explorer then Quick Access then Recent files CurtEastPoint Jul 2022 #3

guess im still using the old name nt msongs Jul 2022 #4

got it and edited my post CurtEastPoint Jul 2022 #5

Any update? CurtEastPoint Jul 2022 #6

I still can't find it, despite all the wonderful efforts of DUers here! CTyankee Jul 2022 #7

Which version of MS-Word? n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2022 #8

I don't know. How can I find out? CTyankee Jul 2022 #9

Rather than double clicking a word file... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2022 #11

I'm not sure but I think I've done that... CTyankee Jul 2022 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author CTyankee Jul 2022 #10

Thanks to all of you wonderful DUers who tried to help me. CTyankee Jul 2022 #13

CurtEastPoint

(19,214 posts)

1. Launch Word and click the OPEN command. Depending on your version you should see...

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sun Jul 10, 2022, 07:02 PM

Jul 2022

msongs

(70,249 posts)

2. open windows explorer also shows a list of 20 recent files

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 10, 2022, 07:05 PM

Jul 2022

CurtEastPoint

(19,214 posts)

3. File Explorer then Quick Access then Recent files

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Sun Jul 10, 2022, 07:08 PM

Jul 2022

msongs

(70,249 posts)

4. guess im still using the old name nt

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 10, 2022, 07:09 PM

Jul 2022

CurtEastPoint

(19,214 posts)

5. got it and edited my post

Reply to msongs (Reply #4)

Sun Jul 10, 2022, 07:12 PM

Jul 2022

CurtEastPoint

(19,214 posts)

6. Any update?

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sun Jul 10, 2022, 08:31 PM

Jul 2022

CTyankee

(65,218 posts)

7. I still can't find it, despite all the wonderful efforts of DUers here!

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #6)

Mon Jul 11, 2022, 02:27 PM

Jul 2022

At this point I am just going to wait until Wednesday when my IT guy comes back. Ironically, his next "lesson" with me was going to be how to save my artwork on Word.

I am wondering if I don't have an older version of Word that lacks the ability to do this, just as folks here have shown me. But I am truly thankful to al of you and will let you know what I was doing wrong.

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,595 posts)

8. Which version of MS-Word? n/t

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Mon Jul 11, 2022, 02:32 PM

Jul 2022

CTyankee

(65,218 posts)

9. I don't know. How can I find out?

Reply to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Reply #8)

Mon Jul 11, 2022, 03:24 PM

Jul 2022

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,595 posts)

11. Rather than double clicking a word file...

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #9)

Mon Jul 11, 2022, 04:25 PM

Jul 2022

...open the app from the Start menu. As word is starting a rectangular "splash screen" will first open saying ms-word and the version, might be word 365 or a version tagged with the release year.

CTyankee

(65,218 posts)

12. I'm not sure but I think I've done that...

Reply to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Reply #11)

Mon Jul 11, 2022, 08:05 PM

Jul 2022

but since I seem to be going in circles, I am going to let my computer guy come and show me exactly where I went wrong and how to do it right. Also, tell me the solution to the mystery of a file that is probably gone forever. But I have this frail hope that he will find it "ta da!" because I was able to copy and paste the actual artwork (by sheer accident) so I can be enabled to do this again.

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CTyankee

(65,218 posts)

13. Thanks to all of you wonderful DUers who tried to help me.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Mon Jul 11, 2022, 08:23 PM

Jul 2022

I will let you know what my computer guy has to say on Wednesday.

My experience might be a "learning experience" for others in my predicament.

See you again soon, my wonderful DU friends! (blows kisses and bows)

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