How to retrieve mistakenly deleted data from a table in Word

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raider - 08 Jul 2004 17:39 GMT

I have mistakenly deleted a number of rows from a table in
WORD 2002 and really need to be able to retrieve this.
Not realizing that I had not re-inserted the data, I hit
the Save button and now I have a table minus the data I
need :(

Hoping that the experts in this can help me.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill - 08 Jul 2004 23:24 GMT

If the document is still open, just use Undo. If you've closed it but have
"Automatically create backup copy enabled" (Tools | Options | Save), display
"All Files" and look for "Backup of <filename>.wbk," which will be the
previously saved version, which should include the deleted text, which you
can copy/paste back in.

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> I have mistakenly deleted a number of rows from a table in
> WORD 2002 and really need to be able to retrieve this.
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> Hoping that the experts in this can help me.

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Charles Kenyon - 08 Jul 2004 23:36 GMT

If it is still open, press Ctrl-Z (undo). Otherwise, if you have Word set to
save a backup copy, you can open the backup.

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> I have mistakenly deleted a number of rows from a table in
> WORD 2002 and really need to be able to retrieve this.
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>
> Hoping that the experts in this can help me.

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