Save a file

The Save as command is intended for saving a new file or creating a copy of the current file.

When a file is saved in the .csv, .tsv, .tab, .scsv or .txt formats:

•Only the current sheet of the source file with text data is saved in the file. Formatting settings, images, links and other data are not saved.

•.csv, .tsv, .tab, and .scsv files use ; (semicolon) as a value separator, while .txt files use a tab character (TAB).

When a file is saved in the .xlsb format:

•Macros cannot be saved.

•Empty cells are removed from the workspace.

When a file is saved in the .pdf and .pdf/a-1 formats:

•Links to webpages remain active.

•Links to files and email addresses, links to a place in the document (sheets, cells, cell ranges, named ranges) are not exported.

To save a new file or create a copy of the current file, follow these steps:

1.Execute the save command in one of the following ways:

•In the Command menu, select File > Save As.

•On the Toolbar, in the File section, click the arrow to the right of the Save button. In the drop-down list, select Save As.

•Press F12 (Microsoft Windows) or Ctrl+Shift+S (Linux OS).

2.In the Save As window, select the folder to be saved, specify the name and type of file/copy of the file and click Save.

Saving a file in the .pdf or .pdf/a-1 formats is also possible using the following method:

1.On the Toolbar, in the File section, click the arrow to the right of the Quick Print button. In the drop-down list, select Export to PDF.

2.In the file manager window, select the folder to be saved, specify the name and format of the file/copy of the file and click Save.

When you create a copy, the copy of the file becomes the file you are working on.

It is recommended to save the changes in the document you are working on from time to time to avoid data loss in case of power loss or other system failure.

To save the changes in the document you are working on, do one of the following:

•In the File menu, click Save.

•On the Toolbar, in the File section, click  Save.

•On the Toolbar, select the File section and click the arrow to the right of the  Save button. In the drop-down list, select Save.

•Press Ctrl+S.