Name Version History

I am all about sharing my Google Creations. Collaboration is the key to awesome projects. The trouble is when someone accidentally deletes or changes things. Yikes! This is when Version History comes to the rescue. You can always go back to almost any specific “moment in time” in your document’s history. This can make correcting mistakes easy, but if you have been working on a Document for a long time it may be challenging to find just the right moment to revert your file. This is when naming your Version History comes into play. Take a moment in all your projects (especially at major checkpoints) to name that moment so it is easy to return. (Example: you have a document that is all text and you are just adding images to it. Name it “Text Only” just before adding the images. Then you can always return to the Text Only version if needed.)

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Name a Version History Moment:

1. Open up your Document (Slide, Drawing, Sheet, or any Google file).

2. Click on “Edit” in the top left. Choose “Version History” and choose Name Current Version”.

3. Name this “checkpoint” whatever works for you to remember what it means.

Keep in mind, Google will save MANY checkpoints for you in the version history, but it is always good to have a “Working Checkpoint” to come back to if needed!

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Revert a File to a Version History Moment:

1. Open up your Document (Slide, Drawing, Sheet, or any Google file).

2. Click on “Edit” in the top left. Choose “Version History” and choose “See Version History”.

3. Choose the moment in time you want to go back to. The changes will be shown in colors (by change and the person who edited the document). You will see crossed-out (deleted) and color-coded (added) text/items.

• Note that you may see drop-down arrows. These will expand even more moments to choose from. 

• You will also see who made the changes you can go back to.

4. Click “Restore this Version” in the top left.

These can be undone and changed at any time. If you wish to return to the last or first change they are always available!

If you want these directions in a Document click HERE!