# Version history

> The record of earlier saved versions of a Copilot Page, so you can see how it changed and restore an earlier version when an edit goes wrong.

**Category:** Copilot

**Version history is the safety net under a [Copilot Page](/glossary#copilot-pages).** A Page is a persistent document that you and colleagues edit directly or extend by chatting with Copilot, so changes pile up. Version history keeps the earlier saved states. You step back through them with the arrow in the upper-right corner of the Page, then choose **Restore version** to go back or Cancel to stay where you are.

It is useful for more than fixing mistakes. When a colleague reworks a shared Page, the history shows what it looked like before, much like Word's own version history. That beats rebuilding a lost paragraph from memory, or pasting copies into Word just in case.

## At work

Two colleagues co-edit a client proposal on a Page, and one overwrites the scope section by accident. The other opens version history, finds yesterday's version and restores it.

## Often confused with

Chat history. [Chat history](/glossary#chat-history) lists your past conversations with Copilot; version history tracks the earlier states of one Page.

## Related terms

- Copilot Pages
- Chat history
- Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat

## See it in a lesson

[What are Copilot Pages?](/en/learn/copilot/getting-started/copilot-pages)

## Further reading

- [View or restore an earlier version of your Microsoft 365 Copilot Page (Microsoft Support)](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/Microsoft-365-Copilot/view-or-restore-an-earlier-version-of-your-microsoft-365-copilot-page): How to use a Page's version history.
- [How Microsoft 365 Copilot Pages works (Microsoft Support)](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-microsoft-365-copilot-pages-works-d155bd99-c3cc-4ef8-8da4-c0a92bfce29b): How Pages are stored, shared and kept.

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Last updated: 14/10/2026  
Source: Rollo Academy glossary