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<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Saving Documents</title>
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<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>
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<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>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155450" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="E">
<image id="img_id3152349" src="cmd/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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id9009674" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">You enter this file name</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id485549" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">You select this file type</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id3987243" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">File is saved with this name</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id7681814" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">my file</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id9496749" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">ODF Text</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id342417" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">my file.odt</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id5087130" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">my file.odt</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id7523728" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">ODF Text</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id8994109" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">my file.odt</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id266426" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">my file.txt</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3031098" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">ODF Text</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id8276619" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">my file.txt.odt</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id7824030" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">my file.txt</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id7534104" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Text (.txt)</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id209051" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">my file.txt</paragraph>
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<embed href="text/shared/guide/doc_autosave.xhp#doc_autosave"/>
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<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>
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<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>
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