Tell Save from Save As
Which one keeps your original and which one writes over it.
Save puts your changes into the file you already have. Save As leaves it alone and writes a second file under a new name.
Use Save As when both versions matter: last year’s letter and this year’s.
Key points
- Save writes changes into the file you already had
- Save As leaves the original alone and makes a second
What to remember
- Save As changes something without losing what it said before.
- Save replaces. Save As keeps both.
Try this
Open something you have written, choose Save As, and add the date to the name. Both versions now exist.
Practice: Tell Save from Save As. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.