It is important that you always make a copy of your work as it progresses. If there is a hardware malfunction or you accidentally erase your work, you would not have to start from scratch. You can store your work on your computer's hard drive or a diskette.

Procedures

Saving to the Hard Drive

Step 1 - Click on File. Now Click on Save As.

Step 2 - A pop-up window appears with a folder called My Documents at the top. This is the default setting for Microsoft Office programs. The cursor is flashing in the File Name box at the bottom of the window.
The first line of text will appear in the File name box. If you want to change the file name, click and drag across this to highlight it and type in the new name. If you are satisfied with this name for your file, go on to step 3. (You may call the file anything you like except avoid punctuation symbols in the file name.)

Step 3 - Click the Save button. The file has been copied to the computer's hard drive in the folder, My Documents.

Saving to a Diskette

Step 1 - Click on File. Now Click on Save As.

Step 2 - A pop-up window appears with a folder called My Documents at the top. This is the default setting for Microsoft Office programs. The File Name is highlighted or showing in the box at the bottom of the window.

Step 3 - Place a formatted diskette into your computer diskette drive.

Step 4 - Now click the down arrow beside the Save In window. (This is the box that says "My Documents" at the top of this window.) A drop down box will open. Now Click once on the 3½ Floppy (A:) icon. The computer will read the disk drive and the Save In window will now read 3½ Floppy (A:).

Step 5 - The cursor is flashing in the File Name box at the bottom of the window. If you wish to change the name of the file, highlight the file name and type in the new name. (You may call the file anything you like except avoid punctuation symbols in the file name.)

Step 6 - Click the Save button. The file has been copied to your diskette.