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Save and Save As...

Another easy lesson with great importance. There is no need for introduction here. You have a file. You need to save it. What do you do? What do you do?
Reasons to Save or Save As:

Use "Save" when you want to store a file you are working with the same filename, same location and same file type.

Use "Save As" when you want to change the filename, location or filetype.
-You want to keep the old file but keep the new changes. (ie. Use a new filename when you save)
-You want to save it in a new place and keep the old one in the current place.

When saving a file for the first time, they will both behave the same like "Save As..".

This function can get more complicated when we get to the third option (file type) but we will look at that in a later lesson.

This lesson will come back to haunt you if you don't learn it! I promise it won't take long.

Use Save to store changes to a file:
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You have a file open. You made changes. You want to save it. Same filename, same location, same file type. The program isn't important. Go!

Left click on File on the menu bar.
Click on Save.
That should be all. Nothing will likely come up and tell you it was saved.
Another possibility is that the "Save" is "greyed out". This likely means you haven't made changes to the file.
The final option is that the "Save As..." window will pop-up. Shame on you, this is the first time saving this file. Have you read nothing I have written?

Using "Save As..." to change the filename or location (file type in a later lesson):
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This is a very useful function for keeping previous versions of files. For example, you write a nasty letter to your ex and are about to print it when you realize you can do better with a few changes. So you make those changes and aren't sure yet, what do you do? Ding, Ding, Ding: Save As... Keep them both.

Click on File on the menu bar.
Click on "Save As..."
Enter the new filename.
Select the file location.
Click "Ok"

That's all for Save and Save As... for now! We will look at using "Save As..." for changing file type in later tutorials like Word and Excel.

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