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The changes you make to a drawing exist only in the computer's temporary memory until you "Save" the drawing to a file on a hard drive or to a network server.

Two native File Formats are provided by EazyDraw. The format is selected from a popup menu found on the lower portion of the save panel.

Save, if you are saving a document for the first time a directory navigation sheet will allow the selection of a Folder and a text box for a name for the drawing document file. You do not need to type the ".ezdraw" file name extension portion when entering the name. If the document has previously been saved, the "Save" command will simply save the drawing to disk, no parameter entry panel is presented.

Save As will save a new copy of your drawing, with a new name. The NEW drawing will become the receipient of further changes applied to the drawing.

Save To will save a new copy of your drawing, with a new name. The OLD drawing remains the receipient of further changes applied to the drawing.

Save All This command invokes a "Save" command for all open EazyDraw windows. It is the same as executing a Save for each one individually.

EazyDraw does not offer any special support for templates or style sheets. Any drawing document may be used for this purpose. A document with graphics drawn with special dash patterns, gradient fills, or styles may easily hold and reference this information for use on other drawings.

Saving a document clears the Undo - Redo recorder. After saving a drawing you may not undo to changes made prior to saving the drawing.

You can tell if a drawing has been saved by noting the presence of the EazyDraw generic file icon in the title bar just to the left of the file name. If the icon is present the file has been saved and has a home on the hard drive. If the file has been modified since the last save the icon is faintly grayed, solid and bright other wise. New files are created with the name "Untitled", followed by a number if more than one has been created during an EazyDraw session. The icon is added after the first save of the drawing.

All open windows are shown in the Window menu found on the Main menu of EazyDraw. If a file has been changed since the last save a filled dot is shown next to the window name on the menu. When the file is saved and all changes are recorded to the disk the dot on the menu is removed.