Viewing Previous File Revisions

You can review the contents of a prior file revision in either the default editor or in the application for which the file type is registered.

To view a previous file revision, do the following:

  1. Click the File tab.

  2. Select a file.

  3. In the History tab in the lower pane History view, select the specific revision you want to review.

  4. Right-click the selected item to open the context menu and choose one of the following:

    View Revision Content Copies the revision to a temporary file and display it in the default editor (Notepad or the alternate editor specified in the Personal Options
    Open Revision Content Copies the revision to a temporary file and display it in the associated application.

Note: The client creates the temporary files in the local temp directory on the system. For example, if working on a Microsoft Windows system, the temporary files are created in the C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Temp directory. When you exit the client, the files are deleted from the system.