This is the screen you’ll see in the Microsoft Word 2010’s Backstage view if you click on the Info tab. Think of it as a glorified version of the File Info dialog you currently access if you click Properties, but with a much nicer layout and more power – including the ability to recover unsaved items.

The idea is that you might want to revert back to a previous version of the file, or – worse still – you might close a file you’ve been working on and accidentally choose not to save your changes. In the past, the only solution has been to swear a lot and take out your frustration on your spouse or junior employees, but Word 2010 will automatically save your draft.

The easiest way to rescue it is to launch Word 2010 again and click on the File menu then Recent. This will bring up a dialog very like the one you see below, with the topmost entry being your unsaved entry.

When you open the draft, you’ll be asked if you want to restore it or compare it side-by-side with the previously saved version. It’s all very neat.