HOW TO SEE OLDER VERSIONS OF A GOOGLE DOC
You can see a list of the revision history for any Google Doc in three ways.
- From the menu, choose File > Version History > See Version History.
- Use the Windows shortcut Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H, or for macOS,
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on a document, it reads, “Saving...” and that’s the only time you can’t click on it.
Otherwise, it says, “All changes saved in Drive” or “Last edit was made on”
followed by the date. Click either of those.
A list of your document history appears in a new column on the right.
Individuals versions are collapsed under a header for each date. Expand any
one of them to see more granularity in the changes.
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left of the window.
Be aware that you may not have a perfect history, however, as Google states in
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