View and Revert Previous Versions of Google Docs and Spreadsheets with Version History

What can you do with the Version History feature?

Recover previous versions of documents.
See who and when someone edited a Google doc, sheet, or slide.
Name versions of documents you are working on (i.e. Initial draft, Second draft, With citations, etc.)

How to view and restore document versions
Owner or Editor access to the document is required to access version history.

Open an existing Google Doc, Sheet (spreadsheet), or Slide (presentation).
On the document File menu, hover over the Version History menu item and click on "See version history" in the sub menu.
On the Version History list in the right column of the screen, click on the desired version to view the document as saved on that date and time.
Do the following tasks:

● Rename a version by clicking the 3 dot icon to the right of the version history name

● Restore a document by clicking on the RESTORE THIS VERSION button at the top of the document to replace the current version with the selected version.

TECH TIP Restoring a previous version replaces the current version of a document. Consider making a copy of a document's current version prior to restoring a previous version. This is helpful if the current version contains data that needs to be added back to the restored version.

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