<table border="0" cellpadding="20px" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td><div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="1_4_7_0.html" title="Undoing and redoing changes">Previous</a> | <a href="1_4_9_0.html" title="Backing up projects with Auto Save">Next</a> | <a href="1_4_0_0.html">Starting and Working with Projects</a></div><h3 class="head1">Saving projects</h3><hr /><ol><p class="paragraph">Saving a project saves your editing decisions, references to source files, and the most recent arrangement of windows. Protect your work by saving often.</p><p class="paragraph">To specify where Adobe Premiere Elements stores project-related files, such as captured video and audio, and video and audio previews, see <a href="1_4_10_0.html">Using scratch disks</a>.</p></ol><p class="headstep">To save a project:</p><ol><p class="paragraph">Do one of the following:</p><ul><li class="bullet" type="disc">To save the currently open project, click the Save button <img src="images/C_Save_Lg_N.gif" alt="Save Project button " height="20" width="20" /> in the task bar.</li><li class="bullet" type="disc">To save a copy of a project and continue working in the new copy, choose File > Save As, specify a location and file name, and click Save.</li><li class="bullet" type="disc">To save a copy of a project but continue working in the original project, choose File > Save a Copy, specify a location and file name, and click Save.</li></ul></ol><hr /><div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="1_4_7_0.html" title="Undoing and redoing changes">Previous</a> | <a href="1_4_9_0.html" title="Backing up projects with Auto Save">Next</a> | <a href="#top">Top</a> | <a href="1_4_0_0.html">Starting and Working with Projects</a></div></td></tr></table>
