I started saving artwork and text in Word and now can't find it.

[CTyankee]

It was here and then it wasn't. What could I have done to make it unfindable now?

I thought it was saved to a Word file and now I can't find it. I don't know how I got the right place in Word. I don't think I did anything to find that place.

Need help as I don't want to recreate it.

Thanks.

[CurtEastPoint]

1. Launch Word and click the OPEN command. Depending on your version you should see...

recent documents

This is Word 2016

[msongs]

2. open windows explorer also shows a list of 20 recent files

[CurtEastPoint]

3. File Explorer then Quick Access then Recent files

[msongs]

4. guess im still using the old name nt

[CurtEastPoint]

5. got it and edited my post

[CurtEastPoint]

6. Any update?

[CTyankee]

7. I still can't find it, despite all the wonderful efforts of DUers here!

At this point I am just going to wait until Wednesday when my IT guy comes back. Ironically, his next "lesson" with me was going to be how to save my artwork on Word.

I am wondering if I don't have an older version of Word that lacks the ability to do this, just as folks here have shown me. But I am truly thankful to al of you and will let you know what I was doing wrong.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

8. Which version of MS-Word? n/t

[CTyankee]

9. I don't know. How can I find out?

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

11. Rather than double clicking a word file...

...open the app from the Start menu. As word is starting a rectangular "splash screen" will first open saying ms-word and the version, might be word 365 or a version tagged with the release year.

[CTyankee]

12. I'm not sure but I think I've done that...

but since I seem to be going in circles, I am going to let my computer guy come and show me exactly where I went wrong and how to do it right. Also, tell me the solution to the mystery of a file that is probably gone forever. But I have this frail hope that he will find it "ta da!" because I was able to copy and paste the actual artwork (by sheer accident) so I can be enabled to do this again.

[CTyankee]

13. Thanks to all of you wonderful DUers who tried to help me.

I will let you know what my computer guy has to say on Wednesday.

My experience might be a "learning experience" for others in my predicament.

See you again soon, my wonderful DU friends! (blows kisses and bows)