SharePoint: Find document version history

SharePoint takes regular snapshots of your documents as you edit them to ensure no data or information is lost. For example, a computer update unexpectedly takes over your computer while you are working on a document. Or someone co-editing a document with you accidentally removed a slide from a PowerPoint presentation. In both cases you can access Version history to quickly retrieve prior versions. 

Locate the document you wish to view a version history in SharePoint. Hover your mouse on the document name and select ‘…’ shown to the right of the file name for more options. From the list, select Version history.

A window will appear on your screen listing all the versions of the document since it was uploaded in SharePoint. The modified date will help you determine which historical version of the document to open. Select a version from the list to open it. 

The document version will open, and you will see PREVIOUS VERSION noted at the top. To make this prior version the latest version, select the Restore button. If you do not want to restore this prior version, exit the document as you normally do and do not save changes, when prompted by the pop-up window.