Saving a file and finding it again

In short: Saving writes your work permanently to the storage device. “Save as” lets you choose name and place. Remember the folder and you will find the file again.

In more detail: Until you save, your work exists only in volatile memory. After a crash or power cut it is gone. So save early and often.

In Depth

• Save: Ctrl + S. The first time, “Save as” opens.
• Save as: You choose folder, name and file type (for example Word or PDF).
• Finding again: In File Explorer use the search at the top right, or open recently used files inside the program.
• Downloads: Files loaded from the internet usually land in the “Downloads” folder.
• Autosave: Some programs and cloud services save by themselves. Still be careful.
• Backup: Copy important files to a USB stick or the cloud as well.

See also: Understanding files and folders, Backups for beginners