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If not, see * <http://www.openoffice.org/license.html> * for a copy of the LGPLv3 License. * ************************************************************************ --> <helpdocument version="1.0"> <meta> <topic id="textsharedguidedoc_savexml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH"> <title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Saving Documents</title> <filename>/text/shared/guide/doc_save.xhp</filename> </topic> </meta> <body> <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3147226"><bookmark_value>documents; saving</bookmark_value> <bookmark_value>saving; documents</bookmark_value> <bookmark_value>backups; documents</bookmark_value> <bookmark_value>files; saving</bookmark_value> <bookmark_value>text documents; saving</bookmark_value> <bookmark_value>spreadsheets; saving</bookmark_value> <bookmark_value>drawings; saving</bookmark_value> <bookmark_value>presentations; saving</bookmark_value> <bookmark_value>FTP; saving documents</bookmark_value> </bookmark><comment>mw changed "tables;..." to "spreadsheets;..."</comment><comment>mw changed "text;" to "text documents;"</comment><paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3147226" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="4"><variable id="doc_save"><link href="text/shared/guide/doc_save.xhp" name="Saving Documents">Saving Documents</link> </variable></paragraph> <list type="unordered"> <listitem> <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3156113" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="5">Click the <emph>Save</emph> icon or press the shortcut keys <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline>+S.</paragraph> </listitem> </list> <table id="tbl_id3154307"> <tablerow> <tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155450" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="E"> <image id="img_id3152349" src="res/commandimagelist/sc_save.png" width="0.222inch" height="0.222inch"><alt id="alt_id3152349" xml-lang="en-US">This icon is for tips on how to use the program more effectively.</alt></image></paragraph> </tablecell> <tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148685" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="8">The document is saved under its path and name on the current local data medium or network drive or on the Internet, overwriting any file of the same name.</paragraph> </tablecell> </tablerow> </table> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150984" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="2">When you save a new file for the first time, the <link href="text/shared/01/01070000.xhp" name="Save As">Save As</link> dialog opens, in which you can enter a name, folder and drive or volume for the file. To open this dialog, choose <emph>File - Save As</emph>.</paragraph> <paragraph role="note" id="par_id3152472" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="3">You can set the automatic creation of a backup copy under <emph><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - <link href="text/shared/optionen/01010200.xhp" name="Load/Save - General">Load/Save - General</link></emph>.</paragraph> <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id7146824" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">Automatic extension to the file name</paragraph> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id9359111" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">When saving a file, %PRODUCTNAME always appends an extension to the file name, except when the file name already has an extension that matches the file type. See the list of <link href="text/shared/00/00000021.xhp">ODF extensions</link>. </paragraph> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id6709494" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Some examples for the automatic extensions are listed in the following table:</paragraph> <table id="tbl_id9627979"> <tablerow> <tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> <paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id9009674" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">You enter this file name</paragraph> </tablecell> <tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> <paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id485549" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">You select this file type</paragraph> </tablecell> <tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> <paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id3987243" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">File is saved with this name</paragraph> </tablecell> </tablerow> <tablerow> <tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id7681814" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">my file</paragraph> </tablecell> <tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id9496749" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">ODF Text</paragraph> </tablecell> <tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id342417" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">my file.odt</paragraph> </tablecell> </tablerow> <tablerow> <tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id5087130" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">my file.odt</paragraph> </tablecell> <tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id7523728" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">ODF Text</paragraph> </tablecell> <tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id8994109" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">my file.odt</paragraph> </tablecell> </tablerow> <tablerow> <tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id266426" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">my file.txt</paragraph> </tablecell> <tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3031098" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">ODF Text</paragraph> </tablecell> <tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id8276619" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">my file.txt.odt</paragraph> </tablecell> </tablerow> <tablerow> <tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id7824030" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">my file.txt</paragraph> </tablecell> <tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id7534104" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Text (.txt)</paragraph> </tablecell> <tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id209051" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">my file.txt</paragraph> </tablecell> </tablerow> </table> <section id="relatedtopics"> <embed href="text/shared/guide/export_ms.xhp#export_ms"/> <embed href="text/shared/guide/doc_autosave.xhp#doc_autosave"/> <embed href="text/shared/00/00000021.xhp#xmlformat"/> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153524" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="6"><link href="text/shared/01/01070000.xhp" name="Save As">Save As</link></paragraph> <embed href="text/shared/guide/ms_user.xhp#ms_user"/> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154140" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="7"><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - <link href="text/shared/optionen/01010200.xhp" name="Load/Save - General">Load/Save - General</link></paragraph> </section> </body> </helpdocument>