Getting Started with Word 97

To Choose SAVE or SAVE AS?

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Select SAVE when you do not want to keep a copy of the original document. By choosing either the SAVE icon or File, Save, you have elected to write over the original document. The original file is not retrievable.

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When Save As is selected, you will be prompted for a new file name. In this dialogue box you can save the file to a floppy disk and give it a new name. This option saves the original document and provides a new name for a new version.

RECOMMENDATIONS

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A good habit to practice is to save your document every time you take a break from your computer workstation. Frequent saving prevents loss of data due to outside factors--loss of power, network outage, or overheated hard drives.

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The second time you work on a document, use Save As and number the name of the file.
Example:  Session One Save the file under "Proposal1".
                  Session Two Save As file name "Proposal2".

In your file list, these will appear as different versions but next to each other in a file list. Each time you select Save As put a higher number so you know which versions is the most recent.

Where do you save files? Press SAVE AS to continue...