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Learning the Basics
Saving your work
Saving your work
Before you turn off the computer, save your work on the hard disk
drive, diskette, flash media, or optical disc. This is one of the most
important rules of computing.
TECHNICAL NOTE: Save your data even when you are using the
Standby command, in case the main battery discharges before you
return to work.
Saving documents is quick and easy, so it is a good idea to get in the
habit of saving frequently.
Many programs offer a feature that saves documents at regular
intervals. Check your program’s documentation to see if it has an
automatic save feature.
Saving files
1
In your Windows
®
-based application, click File, and then Save.
If you are working with a document that already has a file
name, this is all you need to do. 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.
(Sample Image) 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.
