Pages makes duplicate copy of my document every time I hit save

Hi,
I searched but didn't see this exact problem mentioned anywhere so here goes...
I'm using Pages 2.0.2 and everytime I hit save on a document I get a duplicate copy with "Backup of" affixed to the front of the file name also saved in the documents folder. The contents of both files are identical and include all the work/changes I've made up until I click save. Both versions of the file are being saved with the standard ".pages" extension.
This is happening on all of my files and it's driving me crazy.
I keep reading that Pages does not have an autosave/backup feature and I certainly can't find one in the preferences but mine seems to be backing up anyway.
Any ideas?

Hi
Don't know if this has anything to do with it, sorry if it doesn't, but when you first did File>Save As did you tick the box "Save A Copy in iWork 5 format"?
Steve
Just found this in Pages Help:
Quote: Backing up the previous version of a document when you save it
Each time you save a document, you can have Pages also save a copy of the document that does not contain your most recent changes.
To back up the previous version of a document when you save it:
Choose Pages > Preferences.
In the General pane, select "Back up previous version when saving."
Pages saves the previous version in the same folder as the latest version with "Backup of" added in front the document's name. If you make more changes to the document and save it again, Pages replaces the old backup file with the new backup file.

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