Using OMNI 1000 with Shortcut Keys

Saving a document to a floppy disk for future use

Before saving your document, you need to decide whether you want to use the "Save" or the "Save As" option:

1. Use Save to:

• at any time, save changes you have made to the document you are working on.
• select the name for a document the first time you save it.

• Use Save As to:

• rename a document if you want to save more than one version of it, or to change the current name to a different one.
• change the format of a document, such as to ASCII.

Four steps to Save a document for the first time

One step to Save document after the first time

Five steps to use the Save As option

Four steps to use the Save option when saving a document for the first time:

1. Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.
2. Press Ctrl+S to access the Save window.
3. Type a: and then the desired file name.
4. Press Enter to save the document to the floppy disk.

One step to use the Save option when saving a document after the first time:

1. Press Ctrl+S to save the document after making changes to it. The Save window will not appear.

Five steps to use the Save As option:

1. Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.
2. Press Alt+F to access the File menu.
3. Press A to access the Save As menu.
4. Type a: and then the desired file name.
5. Press Enter to save the document to the floppy disk.

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