From the drop down list, click Recover Unsaved Documents.How to recover an unsaved Word document using Microsoft Word 2010, Word 2013, and Word 2016 Take a deep breath, and follow the steps below to recover your document. Is it lost forever? Do I have to recreate the entire document over? Those are just a few of the questions that will be flying around in your head. Many of us have experienced a situation where we have created a Word document and then accidentally closed it out without saving it.