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In the Office apps, you can undo and redo an action or a series of actions.

Undo

  1. Select Undo or press Ctrl + Z.

  2. To remove more than one action, select Undo until the file returns to what you previously had.

Note: You cannot undo an action like saving a file, but you might be able to AutoRecover it.

Redo

  1. Select Redo or press Ctrl + Y.

  2. To redo more than one action, select Redo several times.

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