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title: "New: Manual Document Version Management"
slug: "new-manual-document-version-management"
updated: 2026-07-10T14:03:11Z
published: 2026-07-10T14:03:11Z
canonical: "help.lexworkplace.com/new-manual-document-version-management"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# New: Manual Document Version Management

> [!NOTE]
> New in LexWorkplace
> 
> July 09, 2026

## In This Release

- Manual Document Versioning (New, Firm-Wide Setting)

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## Manual Document Versioning

By default, LexWorkplace creates a new Document Version every time you save a document — this is called **Automatic Versioning**. Some firms, particularly those migrating from other DMS products, prefer to only create a new version when they explicitly ask for one. For these firms, LexWorkplace now offers **Manual Versioning**, a firm-wide setting that changes how — and when — new Document Versions are created.

### How Manual Versioning Works

When Manual Versioning is selected for the firm, LexWorkplace *only* creates a new Version when a user directs it to, within Word/Excel or within LexWorkplace itself.

In this mode, LexWorkplace will *still keep every Save*; each individual save will appear under its corresponding Version.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/cc24f28e-6bf8-4cc0-b7cd-519f8d33e693/Images/Documentation/lex_man_ver.png)

Under Manual Versioning, each Document Version has two numbers, separated by a decimal: the **Version number** and the **Save number**. For example, a document at **2.5** is on Version 2, Save 5.

Here's how it plays out as you work on a document:

1. You upload or create a new document. It becomes **Version 1.0**.
2. You open it, make edits, and save. It becomes **1.1**.
3. You save again. It becomes **1.2**, then **1.3**, and so on with each save.
4. When you're ready to formally create a new version, click **Save as New Version** (see below). The document becomes **Version 2.0**, and the save counter resets.

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## Learn More

For full details on how Manual Versioning works, including viewing individual saves, switching between Automatic and Manual, and deleting versions/saves, see:

- [Automatic & Manual Version Management](/v1/docs/automatic-manual-version-management)