Excel and Word should have file versions available

[igor.santos]

Like in SQL Server DTSs, where you can see the latest versions of saved DTSs,
Excel and Word should have the same, with the latest versions available, By
doing that we developers could go back an undo a accidental change saved.

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[Beth Melton]

Good suggestion but this would also mean all edits would be preserved
in the files which creates even more issues such as metadata and PII.

If you need to track edits in Word or Excel then utilize Track Changes
so you can review them and accept/reject the revisions.

In Word you can Undo previous edits even after saving the file but
once it's closed the Undo list is no longer available. For Excel, once
you save the workbook then the Undo list is no longer available.

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[Harlan Grove]

igor.santos wrote...

Like in SQL Server DTSs, where you can see the latest versions of
saved DTSs, Excel and Word should have the same, with the latest
versions available, By doing that we developers could go back an
undo a accidental change saved.

....

General software engineer best practices are still best practices
when developing macro-driven Excel or Word templates. Use a version
management tool, e.g., CVS or RCS, to check in working models on a
regular basis. If you screw up, you can then check out the latest
version.

When developing anything, even .XLS or .DOC files, NEVER EVER use a
single copy of the file. ALWAYS have a LAST WORKING VERSION.