80 Learning the Basics
Saving your work
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Saving your work
Before you turn off the computer, save your work to the hard
disk drive or a diskette. This is one of the most important
rules of computing.
NOTE: Save your data even when you are using the Standby
command, in case the battery discharges before you return to
work. Your computer can be configured to warn you when the
battery is running low, see “Setting battery alarms” on page 113.
Many programs offer a feature that saves documents at
regular intervals, such as every 15 minutes. Check your
programs’ documentation to see whether they have an
automatic save feature.
To sa ve:
❖A file you are updating, open the program’s File menu
and click Save.
❖A new file, choose Save As from the File menu, type a
name for the file, and click OK.
HINT: To make another copy of the file you are currently working
with, choose Save As from the File menu and give the new file a
different name.
For information on how to name a file, see “Windows®XP
file system” on page 124.