Can Recuva locate earlier versions of a file or document? If so what are the steps to do so. Thanks
Not a far as I know (unless you deleted it perhaps).
Have a read here
https://www.piriform.com/docs/recuva
What is your operating system?
If it is Win 7 you could get lucky, if it's a later operating system it might be more tricky.
http://www.howtogeek.com/209080/how-to-restore-previous-versions-of-a-file-on-any-operating-system/