Toshiba A45 Series manual Saving your work

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Saving your work

Saving your work

Before you turn off the computer, save your work to the hard disk drive.

Always save your data even when you are using Standby mode. If your battery fully discharges, your information will be lost. Your computer can be configured to warn you when the battery is running low. See “Setting battery alarms” on page 124.

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 save:

❖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 135.