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Saving the Active Document

To save the active document:

Click File > Save, or press Ctrl+S.
eDrawings documents are saved immediately. For other types of documents, the Save As dialog box appears.
Parent topicSaving Files
Related concepts
Saving Files as HTML Files
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Saving the Active Document to Another File Type
Export Options
Saving Files as Zip Files
Saving Files as Executable Files
Saving Files as STL Files
Saving Files as Image Files
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