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See the License for the * specific language governing permissions and limitations * under the License. * ***********************************************************--> <helpdocument version="1.0"> <meta> <topic id="textsharedguidedoc_autosavexml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH"> <title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Saving Documents Automatically</title> <filename>/text/shared/guide/doc_autosave.xhp</filename> </topic> </meta> <body> <section id="chapter_all"> <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3152924"><bookmark_value>documents; saving automatically</bookmark_value> <bookmark_value>saving;documents, automatically</bookmark_value> <bookmark_value>automatic saving</bookmark_value> <bookmark_value>backups;automatic</bookmark_value> <bookmark_value>files; saving automatically</bookmark_value> <bookmark_value>text documents; saving automatically</bookmark_value> <bookmark_value>spreadsheets; saving automatically</bookmark_value> <bookmark_value>drawings; saving automatically</bookmark_value> <bookmark_value>presentations; saving automatically</bookmark_value> </bookmark> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3152924" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="E" oldref="1" localize="false"/> <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3155536" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="2"><variable id="doc_autosave"><link href="text/shared/guide/doc_autosave.xhp" name="Saving Documents Automatically">Saving Documents Automatically</link> </variable></paragraph> <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3166410" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="3">To create a backup file every time you save a document</paragraph> <list type="ordered"> <listitem> <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3152780" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="4">Choose <emph><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - <link href="text/shared/optionen/01010200.xhp" name="Load/Save - General">Load/Save - General</link></emph>.</paragraph> </listitem> <listitem> <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3148474" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="5">Mark <emph>Always create backup copy</emph>.</paragraph> </listitem> </list> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149797" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="6">If the <emph>Always create backup copy</emph> option is selected, the old version of the file is saved to the backup directory whenever you save the current version of the file. </paragraph> <list type="unordered"> <listitem> <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3148685" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="7">You can change the backup directory by choosing <emph><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - $[officename] - Paths</emph>, then change the <emph>Backups</emph> path in the dialog.</paragraph> </listitem> <listitem> <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3149415" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="8">The backup copy has the same name as the document, but the extension is .BAK. If the backup folder already contains such a file, it will be overwritten without warning.</paragraph> </listitem> </list> <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149514" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="CHG" oldref="9">To save recovery information automatically every n minutes</paragraph> <list type="ordered"> <listitem> <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3148563" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="10">Choose <emph><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - <link href="text/shared/optionen/01010200.xhp" name="Load/Save - General">Load/Save - General</link></emph>.</paragraph> </listitem> <listitem> <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154760" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="11">Mark <emph>Save AutoRecovery information every</emph> and select the time interval.</paragraph> </listitem> </list> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153526" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="13">This command saves the information necessary to restore the current document in case of a crash. Additionally, in case of a crash %PRODUCTNAME tries automatically to save AutoRecovery information for all open documents, if possible.</paragraph> </section> <section id="relatedtopics"> <embed href="text/shared/guide/export_ms.xhp#export_ms"/> <embed href="text/shared/guide/doc_save.xhp#doc_save"/> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148672" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="15"><link href="text/shared/01/01070000.xhp" name="Save As">Save As</link></paragraph> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3159150" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="16"><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - <link href="text/shared/optionen/01010200.xhp" name="Load/Save - General">Load/Save - General</link></paragraph> <!-- <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10838" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><link href="text/shared/guide/error_report.xhp">Error Report Tool</link></paragraph> --> </section> </body> </helpdocument>