1. The first step is to open Google Drive and click Open on the file you want

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2. If edits have been made by a colleague, you will see See new changes. Click here to see changes since you last viewed this document

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3. Click on the arrow to see individual edits 

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4. Click again for the Next edit 

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5. Click See full history

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6. Notice the different colours for each user account. 

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7. Click on a user to see their edits

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8. Scroll through Previous edits

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9. Click the other user account

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10. Click the arrow to see their edits.

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11. Click More actions

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12. Click Name this version

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13. Type a name for this version

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15. Click Back 

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16. Click Back again to return to the main document

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17. Return to your doc later to find Last edit was seconds ago

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18. With your mouse, hover users to see what edits were made and by whom

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19. Click the named version to remind yourself what it was like

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20. Click Restore this version

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21. Click Restore

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22. We have restored the previous version but we haven't lost it or deleted it!

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23. Click to Open the version history

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24. With your mouse, scroll and select this version

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25. Click Restore this version

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26. Click Restore

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27. Click again to Open the version history

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28. With your mouse, hover the top version, 12:45

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29. Click More actions

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30. Click Name this version

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31. Type the version Name 

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32. Toggle to Only show named versions

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33. Click Back

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34. That's it. You're done. You've found your way around the awesome version history giving you great audit access to all documents. 

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