Save/Save File As

Current directory

At the top is the current directory that AbiWord is looking for your document in. Clicking it will drop down a menu allowing you to move back one or more directories

Directories / Files

This shows the current directory and the subdirectories and files within it. Here you can move between directories in order to find the place to save your document.

The Directories box lists the sub-directories within the current directory. Double-clicking ../ will move you back one directory. Under that are sub-directories. Double-clicking <sub-directory>/ will move you forward into that directory. Use the scroll bar on the right of this box to scroll through the list.

The Files box lists the files within the current directory. Use the Scrollbar on the right of this box to scroll through the files within that directory.

When you have found the directory to save your document in, then choose your File Type and type the name of your document into the Selection box.

Save file as type:

Use this drop-down menu to choose the file type that you are saving as. Click the drop-down menu to select the type of file you want the document to be saved as rather than have to type in the extension.

The default extension is AbiWord (.abw). This is the native format for this program, written in XML.

The most easily exchanged format is Rich Text Format (.rtf).

Selection:

Here is where you type the name you want to give the document.

Ok

Use this button to save your document after you have named it.

Cancel

This button closes the Save File As dialog box without opening or saving a file.

Notes

When saving a file for the first time. AbiWord will automatically pull up the Save File As dialog box so that you may name your document and save it. The next time you click the Save button, AbiWord will automatically save the document in the place and under the name you previously gave it without pulling up the dialog box again. If you want to save it under a different name or in a different place, you must click Save As.

If you click on Tools, then Preferences... and after the dialog box has pulled up click on the Preference Schemes folder tab, you will find an option to Auto Save your file. See the Tools help file for more information.