Writer and Artist 1.x: How to Save to a Floppy Disk (12049)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Creative Writer for the Macintosh 1.0
  • Microsoft Creative Writer for the Macintosh 1.1
  • Microsoft Creative Writer for the Macintosh 1.1a
  • Microsoft Creative Writer
  • Microsoft Creative Writer for Windows 1.1
  • Microsoft Creative Writer for Windows 1.1a
  • Microsoft Fine Artist for Windows 1.0
  • Microsoft Fine Artist for Windows 1.1
  • Microsoft Fine Artist for Windows 1.1a
  • Microsoft Fine Artist for the Macintosh 1.0
  • Microsoft Fine Artist for the Macintosh 1.1
  • Microsoft Fine Artist for the Macintosh 1.1a
This article was previously published under Q12049

SUMMARY

You can save a file to a floppy disk through the Control Room in Creative Writer or Fine Artist.

  1. Open the desired document within the program.
  2. Press CTRL+SHIFT+A in Windows, or COMMAND+SHIFT+A on the Macintosh. This will open a Creative Writer dialog box.
  3. Click OK. You will now see the Control Room Toolbar.
  4. On the File menu, click Save As.
  5. In the Save As dialog box, specify the drive in which your floppy disk resides, and type a name for the file. Click Save. Your file should now be saved to your floppy disk.
  6. On the File menu, click Return to <Creative Writer or Fine Artist> to return to your program.
NOTE: You can also copy an existing document to a floppy disk from within the Library (Creative Writer) or the Gallery (Fine Artist) by doing the following:

  1. Put the floppy disk in your disk drive.
  2. Click the Throw Switch to open the Portfolio Rack so you can see all the drives you are connected to.
  3. Drag the picture of the document you want to copy from the wall or the portfolio to the disk drive where you want to put it.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/15/2005
Keywords:kbhowto kbmm kbusage KB12049
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