RevNum field set to 2 by Word 2007 or SharePoint

Question

After "checkin" of a .docx file to SharePoint and editing it the RevNum property is set to 2. Why? This does not make sense (imho)

--hfr

Answer 1

As I understand it, revision 1 for the initial creation and revision 2 from the edit.

Answer 2

You could change the Document Version History by going to the Document Library Settings->Version Settings and selecting one of the following options - No versioning
- Create major versions - Create major and minor (draft) versions

Answer 3

Thank you for your answers! It seems that I asked my question not accurate enough.

The problem is, that the RevNum is set back to 2 even it was higher before:

1. .docx has RevNum 31
2. check out the document
3. change the document (RevNum 32)
4. change again (RevNum 33) ...
5. check into SharePoint
6. RevNum 2

I mean the RevNum "property" of Word, not SharePoint. A Revision number should be unique and incremented after each change.

I assume that the following happens: When check-in happens the document is re-created (copied from local drafts folder to server location) and therefore the RevNum starts with 1, changes (?) and RevNum 2 ... Maybe it is a bug in SharePoint. "RevNum back to 2" only occurs when check in/out is used. When editing it "normaly" it increases the RevNum correctly.