Recover unsaved document after Word crash

I was working on a document and was almost finished when amazingly enough, Microsoft Word crashed. I am trying to find an auto saved/recovery document but I don't konw where to look. Please help.

What version of Office are you using? If 2011, did you have AutoRecover on (in your preferences)? You designate the folder for the recovered files. If using a previous version of Word, check with the MS Office for Mac forums at http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/mac/forum/macword.
Good luck,
Clinton

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