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When you tell Screenwriter to save a document, it makes a backup copy of any previously saved version with the same name.  The suffix .MMSW is changed to .BK for the previous version.

If you need to go back to that previous version, load the .BK file:

1.

Under the File menu, select Open.

2.

Change the File Type from Screenwriter Documents to Prev. Saved Document.

3.

Select from the list of available .BK files, changing the subdirectory, drive, or file type if necessary.

4.

Click on OK to open the file.

Now both versions of the file, the old .BK and the latest .SCW, are open.  Switch between them under the Window menu.

To keep a copy of the .BK version, save it under a different name (for example, if the filename is OSCAR.BK, save it as OSCAR1.SCW).  Leaving its name with the suffix .BK allows it to be overwritten next time you save—which is not what you want.