Save as, Windows 98


SAVE AS:

Save a file with a name you give it in a place you specify.


There is a �Save as� choice in many programs' file menus, also it pops up when you right click on many web pages.


This screen, typical of what you see after choosing �Save as,� came from Windows' Paint program. Notice that the name in the title bar is �Save As" and it has 4 windows and some icons and buttons.

The top window, �Save in� is where you select the �Folder� you want to store the newly created file in. This one shows the �Desktop� and what is in, or ON, the desktop is in the big window below it. The desktop can be a handy place for some shortcuts and a few temporary files, but it isn't a good place to store everything. The little down arrow at the right end of the Save in window will drop a window down containing all the places subordinate to the desktop, including my computer, my documents, network neighborhood and probably a few others. A single click on any one of these will place it in the �Save in� box, with everything in it in the large window.

To select a folder or drive in the big window, you have to double click on it, which places it in the �Save in� window.

The icons, from left to right are:
  • 1. - A folder with a bent up arrow: Go up one level in the directory structure, to the parent directory of the one you are now in.
  • 2. � The Desktop: Go all the way up to the top of the directory structure, the desktop.
  • 3. � A folder with starburst: Create a new folder within the one in the �Save in� window.
  • 4. � List/Details display choice: the first one displays the contents of the �Save in: as a list, the second one, Details shows the file size, type, and modification time.
    In the Details mode you can change the sort order, clicking on the column header causes the contents to be sorted by that field, another click reverses the sort order.


Once you have selected the place to store the file, you can go to the bottom of the window and choose the �Save as type� to select what format you want to save the file in. This file type is somewhat dictated by the program you are working in, You cannot save a word file as a picture type, and you cannot save a picture as a text file. Some programs don't even give you a choice, it looks like they do, but you hove the choice of only one choice.

Now you can type in the filename, the program will usually add the appropriate extension for you. Choose a descriptive name so you will have some idea what the file is when you next see it. Before Windows 95, filenames had to be no more than 8 characters and a 3 character extension, but now they can be much longer, so give them a good descriptive name, I am having a hard time getting used to long filenames, I still use no more than 8 characters many times, then I wonder what �wermdno1.txt� stands for. I finally open it to see that is isn't the one I was looking for, close it again, only to open it again in a few days when looking for something else.

Click your mouse on the �Save� button and you have saved your work as a file that you have named in a place where you want it.


My documents seems to be the default location for most programs to store files in. This makes it so crowded that it is hard to find things in it. But, it is your computer, so it's your choice. But, using the little folder icon with the starburst, you can add folders within the My documents folder to sort your files into.


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