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title: Creating Document Versions
description: "When a user saves an office document in DMSforLegal inside a location with a file of the same name, the *Document save method* dialogue box opens. The user can decide: - - **To save as new document** - **To overwrite…"
url: "https://epona.com/knowledge-base/creating-document-versions/"
updated: "2025-09-10"
category: Office 365 Integration
tags:
  - English
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# Creating Document Versions

When a user saves an office document in DMSforLegal inside a location with a file of the same name, the *Document save method* dialogue box opens. The user can decide:

- - **To save as new document**
  - **To overwrite and publish a major version**. A *major version*means that a document with a version of 0.1 assigned to it is saved as a 1.0. A document with a version of 1.0 is saved as a 2.0 and so on.
  - **To overwrite**creates a *minor version.*This means that a document with a version of 0.1 assigned to it is saved as a 0.2. A document with a 0.2 version is saved as a 0.3 and so on.

![](https://www.epona.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/04/image080-1.png)

#### **Save Office File as a New Version**

1. **Open** existing Office file
2. Make a change within the document
3. Choose **File** tab and select **Save**

![](https://www.epona.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/04/image075-1.png)   ![](https://www.epona.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/04/image081-1.png)

1. In the Document save method dialogue box, choose either

- - **To overwrite and publish a major version**. A *major version*means that a document with a version of 0.1 assigned to it is saved as a 1.0. A document with a version of 1.0 is saved as a 2.0 and so on.
  - **To save as new document**
  - **To overwrite**creates a *minor version.*This means that a document with a version of 0.1 assigned to it is saved as a 0.2. A document with a 0.2 version is saved as a 0.3 and so on.

![](https://www.epona.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/04/image082-1.png)

*Note: Version number is a separate metadata field.