Microsoft Word How to ALWAYS create a backup copy

There is a little known feature in Microsoft Word 2003 and 2007, that by changing a simple
default setting, Microsoft Word can automatically create a backup file of your work.
t can be !ery frustrating when you are working on a document of importance and you lose all
your work as a result of a power failure or computer glitch. This setting change could be your
sa!ing grace and pre!ent a lot of heartache. When Microsoft Word is set to "Always create
backup copy, a backup copy of a document is created each time you sa!e the document. #ach
backup copy replaces the pre!ious backup copy. Word adds the phrase "$ackup of% to the file
name and applies the file e&tension .wbk to all backup copies. The backup copies are sa!ed in
the same folder as your original document. Note: f you delete the original document without
sa!ing it, the backup copy will not include any changes you made since you last sa!ed the
document.