Saving Grace

Do you save your work? Do you save your work frequently? Saving your work is easy and painless. It guarantees that you won’t lose information.

Save your work! Save your work frequently! Here are some tips for saving:
• Save after you finish typing an article.
• If the article is several paragraphs long, save after typing each paragraph.
• If the phone rings, save your work before answering the phone.
• If someone comes to your door, save your work before acknowledging the caller.
• When formatting complex text (e.g., tab stops, indents), save your work more frequently.
• When making your final edits, save each edit individually.

Don’t forget the CTRL+S keyboard shortcut for saving. It will save you time and effort. Instead of moving your hand from the keyboard to the mouse so that you can go File > Save or click the Save button on the standard toolbar, hold down the CTRL key and tap the S key once. That’s all you need to do to save your work.

By saving your work and saving frequently, you’ll never experience the frustration of losing information and having to start all over again.