Test yourself
Complete the following test so you can be sure you understand the material. Your answers are private, and test results are not scored.
How can you find out if your library stores versions?
Place your mouse over the file, click the down arrow that appears, and then see if Minor and Major Versions is available.
Place your mouse over the file, click the down arrow that appears, and then see if Version History is available.
Place your mouse over the file, click the down arrow that appears, and then see if The History of Versions is available.
Place your mouse over the file, click the down arrow that appears, and then see if Manage Versions is available.
How can you view a past version of a file?
Place your mouse over the file, click the down arrow that appears, and then click Edit in Microsoft Word. When the file opens, scroll through the document to see each version date. Click a date, and the program will scroll to a separate page containing that version.
Place your mouse over the file, click the down arrow that appears, and then click Version History. On the next page, click the top version date. You'll be asked which version to open. Click a date.
Place your mouse over the file, click the down arrow that appears, and then click Version History. On the next page, click a version date in the past.
Place your mouse over the file, click the down arrow that appears, and then click Historical Entities. On the next page, click Manage Copies, and then click a past date.
Which of the following will NOT cause a version to be created?
When you select Discard Check Out.
When you click a file, select Edit and Check Out, save the file, and then close it.
When you click a file, choose Edit, save the file, and then close it.
When you save a file to a library.
If you want to use a comment to describe a version and the work inside it, what can you do?
Place your mouse over the file name in the library, click the down arrow that appears, and then click Version History. Click a version date, and then enter your comments.
Check out the file. While you work on it, occasionally type descriptive comments in the file. Put them in brackets so that they don't get confused with the content of the file.
Check out the file, work on it, save it, check it in, and then add your comment.
Place your mouse over the file name in the library, click the down arrow that appears, and then click Edit Properties. On the properties page, under Comments, type a description of the work you did.
How can you restore a past version to be the current one?
Place your mouse over the file in the library, and click the down arrow that appears. In the menu that appears, you'll be given a list of dates to restore to. Choose a date, and then click OK.
Place your mouse over the file, click the down arrow that appears, and then click Version History. Place your mouse over any version date that is not at the top of the list. Click the down arrow, and then click Restore from the menu.
Place your mouse over the file, click the down arrow that appears, and then click Version History. On the next page, hover over the top version. Click the down arrow, and then click Restore from the menu.
Place your mouse over the file, click the down arrow that appears, and then click View Properties. On the next page, click Manage Copies, and you'll see a list of versions with dates.
