Setting up Word 2010's AutoRecovery Feature

You never know when your computer is going to crash or Word is going to quit. So, you need to protect your work from data loss. It is a good idea to save your work frequently in Word 2010. Of course, you also want to take advantage of Word's AutoRecovery feature. It will give you a little extra protection. In the even of a crash, it will recover your work.

But before you start relying on AutoRecovery, make sure it is set up correctly:

1. Click the File menu

2. Select Options

3. Click Save in the left column

4. Select “Save AutoRecover information every”

5. Use the selection box to specify how often to save AutoRecover information

6. Click OK