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Saving the Drawing under a Different Name

After you have saved your drawing for the first time, you can save it under a different name.

Use the SaveAs command to save an unnamed drawing with a specified file name and format or to rename the current drawing. Additionally, you can specify a different file format.

To save a drawing under a different name:

  1. Click File > Save As (or type SaveAs).
  2. In the Save As dialog box, navigate to the folder where you want to store the drawing file.

    You can browse files from your local and external hard drives, as well as from your Cloud Storage accounts.

    • This PC. Displays your system folders, devices, and network locations.
    • Cloud storages. Lists the attached cloud storage accounts. Each button from the list corresponds to a Cloud Storage account. Clicking a button displays the list of drawings and folders from the selected Cloud Storage. At any time, you can add Cloud Storage services or existing ones.
    • Browse. Opens the classic file opening dialog box.
  3. Specify the file details:
    • Select a file type from the drop-down list.
    • Type a name for the file.
  4. Click Save.
  1. Click File > Save As (or type SaveAs).
  2. In the dialog box, specify the file details:
    • Navigate to the folder where you want to store the drawing file.
    • Save As: Type a name for the file.
    • Files of Type: Select a file type.
  3. Click Save.

Access

Command: SaveAs

Menu: File > Save As

Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + S

Related Topics

Saving a Drawing

Saving All Open Drawings

Closing a Drawing

File Selection Dialog Box

Parent Topic

Working with Drawing Files



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