How To Recover Microsoft Office Files That You Forgot To Save

We've all done it, created a file, maybe printed it, then closed Word or Excel without saving. Luckily there is a hidden backup. Before you panic, try following these simple steps: 

1. Open the program (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) with a new blank file.
2. Click File from the menubar
3. Click on the Manage ... Document (Word), Workbook (Excel), Presentation (PowerPoint)
4. And select Recover Unsaved ... Document / Workbook / Presentation
5. Select the asd file to open and save as ...

Alternatively you may have a Recover Unsaved ... button at the bottom of the Open file dialog.