Operation Manual

Note
On computers operating Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X, you can select to use the
LibreOffice Open/Save dialogs or the ones provided by the computer operating
system. See “Open and Save As dialogs” on page 31 for more information.
Saving documents
You can save documents as follows:
• Using the Save command if you are keeping the document, its current filename and
location.
• Using the Save As command if you want to create a new document, or change the
filename and/or file format, or save the file in a different location on your computer.
• Using password protection if you want to restrict who can open and read the document, or
open and edit the document.
Save command
To save a document if you are keeping the document, its current filename and location, do one of
the following:
• Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+S.
• Go to File > Save on the main menu bar.
• Click the Save icon on the standard toolbar.
Using the Save command will overwrite the last saved version of the file.
Save As command
To save a document if you want to create a new document, or change the filename and/or file
format, or save the file in a different location on your computer:
• Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+S.
• Go to File > Save As on the main menu bar.
Figure 8: Example of LibreOffice Save As dialog
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