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Version Control for OneDrive
You can view or restore previous versions of documents in OneDrive for Business, as long as you haven't
turned off document versioning. Version control is accessible through Microsoft Office (Word, Excel,
PowerPoint) or the Office 365 Portal.
From Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
From the open file, click on the File tab:
You will see the current version at the top and previous versions thereafter. Click on a previous version
and a new Word window will open with the previous document version. Note at the top, you will see
the file name and previous document saved date. There are two options, Compare and Restore.
If you would like to make this previous version become the latest version, click Restore.
If you click Compare, you will see all of the changes which have been made from this version
up until the latest saved version.
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From the OneDrive app in the Portal
Go to OneDrive in a web browser from the portal. (http://portal.office.com)
From the OneDrive list of files, right-click the document for which you want to view or restore an earlier
version, and then click Version History.
To view an earlier version
In the Version History dialog box, select the link for the document version you want to view.
You will see the current version at the top and previous versions thereafter. Click on a previous version
and a new Word window will open with the previous document version. The document opens in its
application.
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To Restore a Previous Version
1. Right-click the document for which you want to restore an earlier version, and then click Version
History.
2. In the Version History dialog box, select the arrow next to the version of the document that you
want to restore, and then click Restore.
3. In the confirmation message, click OK.
The document version you selected becomes the current version. The previous current version becomes
the previous version in the list.
