Saving (and loading) a file
When a document is ready to be saved (either upon completion, saving it for future reference
or distribution, or part-way through, so that it might be continued with at a future time),
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open the filer directory window where you want to save your file
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click MENU in the document window and follow the menu options to find the '
Save as' box (it's precise positioning in the main menu might differ slightly from
application to application).
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drag the document icon from the 'Save as' box and drop it into the filer directory
window (it can be dropped anywhere inside the window)
When it comes to loading a file, simple double-click SELECT (or ADJUST) on the file icon
and it will be loaded into the application which created it. If there is more than one
application present on your computer which can handle the same type of file, then it could be
loaded into whichever the system has seen first or whichever is already active. To specify an
application to load a file into, you can drag the file icon onto the active application icon on
the Icon Bar.
Copying (and moving) a file (or directory) to another
location
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Open both the source and destination filer directory windows so that both are
visible in the Desktop (and so that you can see the icon for the file or directory
you wish to copy).
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Using SELECT, drag and drop the object you want to copy from the source
location to the destination.
In order to move (shift) the object rather than copy it, hold down the <SHIFT> key as you
perform the 'drag and drop' process.
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