When checked, these options control where previous versions of your document are automatically stored when you use the File > Save command in Screenwriter. This option retains versions of the file as they were BEFORE a save command is performed. We recommend you do NOT consider these files backup files since they are temporary and can be overwritten as you continue to save your document. RECOMMENDATION: MAKE SEPARATE BACKUPS OF YOUR WORK. Use these .BK files as emergency file retrievals only.
•Retain up to # previous version of a document—This option sets the number of previous version files of a document Screenwriter keeps around. The number is from 1 to 100. Each .bk file is a complete copy of the document file. The default number of versions retained is 5. That means Screenwriter stores up to five additional copies of each document you work on. Setting the number higher can begin to take up a lot of disk space.
•Place previous version files in:—This option controls where the previous versions of your document are saved.
oA subfolder named, "Previous Versions"—Screenwriter places the .bk files for all documents in a folder called Previous Versions.
oThe same folder as the document—Screenwriter places the .bk files for the document being edited in the same folder as the document.
•Create a new previous version file—This option controls when the previous version files are created.
oOnly once per editing session—A .bk file is created the first time the document is saved during a single editing session. If the document is closed and reopened, Screenwriter considers it a new editing session and another .bk file is created if the document is saved while in the new editing session.
oEvery time a document is saved—Screenwriter creates a .bk file every time a document is saved.
