OK, I get it- so it has to be done for each and every workbook- not as a
general rule that will work with all spreadsheets- the way I can have Word
make backups of every file. I now understand but I don't like it.
Joe

"Jan Karel Pieterse" wrote in message
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Hi Joe,

In the Excel help file- it has a description of how to "Automatically
save a
backup copy of a workbook" but instead of describing how to do that- it
describes the AutoRecover feature. But, that's not what I want- I want to
see the actual backup file get created each time I resave an Excel file-
just like those Word .wbk files.

For Excel, this is a workbook setting.

Open your file, select File, Save-as. On the save dialog, locate the Tools
button and select General options. On the subsequent dialog, check the box
"Always create backup"

Regards,

Jan Karel Pieterse
Excel MVP
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