How to save documents
To save a document, click the Save button on the Standard toolbar or click the File menu and select Save. If this is the first time you’ve saved the document, the Save As dialog box appears. From the Save in: field, select the drive, directory, or folder where you want to save the file. Type a name for the document in the File name: field. Click Save.
For subsequent saves, click the File menu and select Save. The file is saved automatically to the location you selected previously. When you save a document, it remains open on your screen so that you can continue working. Word can protect your work by saving a temporary copy of a document periodically as you work. To set up this option, click the Tools menu and select Options…; then select the Save tab. Click on the AutoRecover info every: field and then specify a time for how often you’d like this to occur. You still must use the Save command on the File menu to save the document normally when you finish working on it. To close a document when you’re finished with it, click the File menu and select Close. If you have a document that you’ve already saved, but want to save it under a different name or in a different format, click the File menu and select Save As. This allows you to choose a new name, directory, or format to save the document as.
