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Opening a Document:
To open to view, edit, or print a document, you must first open up that file in Word.

You can open a file by clicking on the "Open" folder icon (with a picture of a folder) located in the standard toolbar. Or, you can use the menu bar and navigate to File >> Open… (shortcut: Ctrl+O).

Saving a Document:
When you are working with any sort of media in any software, you should be sure to save your work often. In Word, there are numerous options for saving documents in a variety of file types.

To save a new, unsaved document, you can click on the Save icon, shaped like a disk located on the standard toolbar. Or, you can go to the menu bar and select File >> Save… (shortcut: Ctrl+S).

A dialogue box should appear, offering you a number of options. To save the document in the desired location on your computer, locate and select the folder on your computer. Give your document a name in the file name text box. While you can give your document long names, make sure you save it with a name you can remember.

Please note that it's good practice not to use spaces or special characters in file names. For example, a long file name may look like this:

expos_sample_paper1.doc

To save a completely new document using previously existing (and opened) text, you use the Save As option.

Open the document that you wish to save as an entirely new file, go to the menu bar, and click on File >> Save as. In the file name text box, give your document a new name. Using this option allows you to save multiple versions (with different file names) of a document based on one original file.

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