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.Remember, documents that you save in My Documents aren t accessible to other peopleTipwho use this computer.If you want to share this document with others, choose SharedDocuments from the Save In drop-down list.3.Next to File Name, type in a name for the document.Try to think of a name that will make iteasy to identify the document later.Try to limit the name to three or four words, maximum,so you don t end up with extremely long file names cluttering up your Windows Explorerwindow in the future.4.Click the Save button.The Save As dialog box closes and you re returned to your program and document.You might noticethe title bar of the program now shows the name of the document on which you re working.When you save a document, you save all work you ve done up until the moment you save.If youchange or add to the document, you must specifically save the document again to save those changesor additions.To save a document that already has a file name, choose File Save from the program smenu bar once again.Alternatively, you can click the little Save button in the toolbar (if any), or pressCtrl+S.You won t be prompted to enter a file name again because you already gave the document a filename the first time you saved it.However, rest assured that the copy of the document that s safelystored on your disk exactly matches the copy you re now viewing on your screen.Tip Many programs offer an autosave feature that will automatically save your workfrom time to time.This is a great safety device.To see whether a program offersthis feature, search its help for the term autosave.If you ever want to save the current version of a document under a new name, so that you don t alterthe original copy, choose File Save As from the program s menu bar.There you can enter a newname for this copy.Your original copy will remain unchanged, with the file name you originally gave to it.Closing a documentYou can close a document in many ways.If you want to close a document and the program you used tocreate the document, close the program using any method described under Closing a Program earlierin this chapter.Some programs (although WordPad isn t one of them) enable you to close a document without closingthe program.Such programs provide a File Close option on their menu bar to perform this task.Programs that enable you to edit several documents simultaneously will generally display each opendocument in its own window.That window, in turn, will have Minimize, Maximize/Restore, and Close (X)buttons.Clicking the Close button on the document s window closes just that document not the entireprogram.Tip Closing the program that you re working in will automatically close all opendocuments within that program as well.You will have a chance to save anypage 60 Windows XP Bibleunsaved work.If you see a dialog box that looks something like Figure 3-5, that means you ve changed the documentsince the last time you saved it.Click whichever button best describes what you want to do:Yes: Saves your document in its current state, and then closes it.No: Closes the document without saving your changes.Choose this option only if you madea mess of things or have ended up with something really weird on your screen that youdon t want to save.Cancel: Closes the current dialog box without closing (or saving) your document.You reexactly where you were before you opted to close the document.Figure 3-5: Last chance to save the current document before closing itOpening DocumentsOpening documents is one of those tasks that virtually all computer users do several times a day.Sonaturally, Windows offers umpteen different ways to do it.Of course, there is no wrong way or right way.It s all just a matter of using whichever method is most convenient at the moment.Note that it s rarelynecessary to open the program first.If you just open the document from Windows, the appropriateprogram for working with that document will open automatically we well.From the Start menuThe My Recent Documents option on the Start menu keeps track of documents you ve worked withlately.So one quick and easy way to open a document is to click the Start button and then point to orclick My Recent Documents, as in Figure 3-6.If you see the name of the document you want to open,just click its name.Figure 3-6: The My Recent Documents menu, off of the Start menuIf you don t see a My Recent Documents option on your Start menu, but would like to have one, right-click the Start button and choose Properties.Click the Customize button next to Start Menu, and thenclick the Advanced tab.Then choose the Show Most Recently Used Documents check box near thebottom of the dialog box.Close both open dialog boxes, as usual, by clicking their OK buttons.page 61 Windows XP BibleFrom ExplorerAs you know from Chapter 2, Windows Explorer enables you to view the contents of any disk, and anyfolder that s in a disk.You can open any document by navigating to its folder in Explorer and thenclicking (or double-clicking) the document s file name or icon.To open a document you saved in MyDocuments, for example, you can click the Start button and choose to go straight to that folder.Thenclick the icon for the document you want to open.If the document isn t in My Documents, you can navigate to the folder that does contain the documentfrom within Explorer.If the document is in Shared Documents, but you re currently viewing MyDocuments in Explorer, for example, just click Shared Documents under Other Places in the Explorerbar
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