The document provides instructions for saving a document in 6 steps: locate the Save option, select either Save or Save As, choose a location to save, name the file, select a file type, and click the Save button. It explains the differences between Save and Save As and recommends using Save As for a first save or changing file attributes, and Save for subsequent saves without changes. Screenshots demonstrate the steps in Word 2007, 2010, Notepad, and Wordpad.

1. How to Save A Document
Operating System – Windows 7
Word Processing Applications– 2007 /
2010

2. Steps To Save A Document
Step 1 – Locate the Save option
Step 2 – Select “Save” or “Save As”
Step 3 - Decide where to save the
document
Step 4 – Name the file
Step 5 – Decide on the File Type
Step 6 – Click the save button

3. Step 1 -- Locate the Save Option
MS Word 2007 --- Click on the OFFICE BUTTON

4. Step 1 -- Locate the Save Option
MS Word 2010 --- Click on the FILE tab

5. Step 1 -- Locate the Save Option
Notepad --- Click
on FILE on the
Menu Bar
Wordpad 2010
Click on BLUE tab

6. Step 2 -- Save As vs. Save
When to use Save As: When to use Save:
•Saving document for FIRST • Saving changes / edits to a
time document
•Changing the “file name” of • Do not want to change the
the document file name used previously
•Changing the document’s • Do not want to change the
storage location where the document was
saved previously

7. Step 3 -- Where to save?

8. Step 4 -- File Name

9. Step 5 -- Type of File

10. Step 6 -- Save the Document

11. Demonstration Video

12. Save Using Toolbar Icons