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Learning the Basics
Starting a program
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Saving files
1
On the
File
menu of your Windows
®
program, click
Save
.
If you are working with a document that already has a file
name, that’s all there is to it. If you created a new document,
your program displays a Save As dialog box.
Use this dialog box to specify where to store the document
and to give it a file name.
A sample Save As dialog box
2
Choose the drive and folder where you want your file to
be stored.
3
Type a file name, then click
Save
.
HINT: To make another copy of the file you are currently
working with, choose Save As from the File menu and give the
new file a different name.
The Windows
®
XP operating system supports file names of
up to 255 characters; the names can include spaces. Some
applications still require MS-DOS
®
file names.
