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# History Button

This is about to be depricated and be exhanged with new functionality for article versions.

The versions of the articles are shown under the backward clock-icon, beside the save and publish-button. Here you can find locally saved copies of your article in the Writer.

![](https://1968321653-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LZhrAmZtyBbF7fWLKl8%2F-LljnfbstHfvTli58BvV%2F-LlkHQ3uXPWNNMz86dis%2FScreenshot%202019-08-08%20at%2009.50.55.png?alt=media\&token=74e5fdec-7dce-4096-bb2b-9175002916ae)

If the web browser was shout down without saving the article, you can recover the article from here. Click the circles on the line, to see a preview of the version. ![](https://1968321653-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LZhrAmZtyBbF7fWLKl8%2F-LljnfbstHfvTli58BvV%2F-LlkK5LL7y1vkqERChK4%2FScreenshot%202019-08-08%20at%2010.24.02.png?alt=media\&token=87b579a2-c256-4a5f-a99e-76261bf21834)

Press the **replace current article** (green button) to get the version that you want.

![](https://1968321653-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LZhrAmZtyBbF7fWLKl8%2F-LljnfbstHfvTli58BvV%2F-LlkJIkTSaxuUk7YXDSp%2FScreenshot%202019-08-08%20at%2009.53.57.png?alt=media\&token=e2f8bcb9-109c-4b92-9554-41f54865ec79)

(Changes in the behaviour is to come here, when the autosave-functionality is fully implemented).

The configuration is set in [the history plugin.](https://plugins.writer.infomaker.io/)