AOO did not delete your file so it is user error - something
you did wrong.
The proper answer to you problem is for you to restore the file from your most recent backup ... but presumably you don't backup your work or you would not be here.
Unless you deliberately activated the Save data file versions option, and you installed Windows Backup, and you use Backup, System Restore is useless for you because it restores system files, not data files.
Edit: See below for how Previous Versions appears to work |
1. Did you edit a new file > create the PDF > close AOO without saving the file? If so, the file is lost.
2.
Did you actually save the file? If so go Start > type *.odt in the search box (or *.doc if you saved it as a .doc). Click
See more. This shows
all .odt files on your PC.
3.
If you saved the .odt (or .doc file) see
[Tutorial] How to find and un-delete AOO temporary files for
a) detailed instructions on how to recover your file as it was when you last opened or saved it, or as it was when it was last saved with AutoRecovery;
b) how to find previous versions of the file in the folder it is located in, but which have since been deleted;
c) how to un-delete the temporary files AOO wrote while you were editing the file, and then deleted. This will recover your file as it was when you last opened or you last saved it.
4. Search with google for a file conversion site like zamzar to convert your PDF to a .odt, a .doc or .docx file. Be prepared for
a lot of tidying up.
5. Think about using the Master Document concept, where each chapter is a separate .odt file, and all files are called into the Master Document.
As a new poster you will find much useful information in the
Writer FAQ, the
Writer Tutorials, the up to date
Writer guide and the
Writer Manual. May I suggest you bookmark the pages.
Press F1 to access the Help screen and search for your problem
The chapter headings in the manual are:
1 - Introducing W
riter
2 - Setting up W
riter
3 - Working with T
ext
4 - F
ormatting P
ages
5 - P
rinting, E
xporting, F
axing and E-M
ailing
6 - Introduction to S
tyles
7 - Working with S
tyles
8 - Working with G
raphics
9 - Working with T
ables
10 - Working with T
emplates
11 - Using M
ail M
erge
12 - T
ables of C
ontents, I
ndexes and B
ibliographies
13 - Working with M
aster D
ocuments
14 - Working with F
ields
15 - Using F
orms in W
riter
16 - Customizing W
riter – K
eyboard s
hortcuts.
When a pop-up window opens, click the Help button for extensive help on that function - it is often more comprehensive than the manual.
Showing that a problem has been solved helps others searching so, if your problem is now solved, please view your
first post in this thread and click the Edit button (top right in the post) and add [Solved] in front of the subject.