Share via

Open Previous Document Version Without Restoring

Question

Thursday, December 1, 2011 10:59 PM

Is it possible to open a previous version of a document without restoring it? We have users wanting to compare the current version with previous ones. I can't find any way to open a previous version without restoring which would overwrite the current version. Selecting the previous version modified date and choosing View only show properties of the file.

All replies (2)

Thursday, December 1, 2011 11:23 PM âś…Answered

click on the date and it should open up the version of the document instead of the properties, check here

http://www.inclusivedesignsolutions.com/sharepoint/how-to-view-a-previous-version-of-a-sharepoint-list-item-or-document/

 

Moonis Tahir MVP SharePoint,MCTS SharePoint 2010/2007, MCPD.net, MCSD.net, MCTS BizTalk 2006,SQL 2005

Friday, December 2, 2011 9:37 AM

Hey, 

There is one option to compare two versions of a document from SP, this can be done after checking-out the document and comparing versions in the document directly.

check this link, this might help : http://tipsforsharepoint.blogspot.com/2009/08/compare-document-versions-in-word-2007.html .

get2pallav

Please click "Propose As Answer" if this post solves your problem or "Vote As Helpful" if this post has been useful to you.