The Inside AdWords Blog announced the release of AdWords Editor 5.0, an upgrade from the 4.0 version.

The new version has support for local business ads, a more advanced export filter, a save your searches feature, share your draft accounts with a draft account feature, a new splats section to show you errors and warnings, and more. There are dozens of new features and updates to the AdWords Editor. To see a full list, check out the release notes.

Google recommends you back up your data before running the update. To export an archive of your account, follow these instructions.

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