Excel 2003

Saving a workbook

Every workbook created in Excel must be saved and assigned a name to distinguish it from other workbooks. The first time you save a workbook, Excel will prompt you to assign a name through the Save As operation. Once assigned a name, any additional changes made to the text, numbers, or formulas must be saved using the Save operation.

To save a new workbook:

• Choose File Save As from the menu bar.
  
  
  
  
• The Save As dialog box appears.
• Click the Save In: dropdown menu, and locate where the file will be saved. Choose 3 1/2 Floppy (A:) to save the file to a floppy disk or Local Disk (C:) to save the file to your computer.
• Type a name for your file in the File Name: box.
• Click the Save button.
  
  

To save changes made to an existing workbook:

• Choose File Save from the menu bar, or
  
  Click the Save button on the Standard toolbar.

If you're saving the file for the first time and you do not choose a file name, Microsoft Excel will assign a file name for you.

It's a good idea to save frequently when working in a spreadsheet. Losing information is never fun! You can quickly save your spreadsheet by using the quick-key combination Ctrl + S.