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What's a Computer For?
E-mail, Write Documents, Financial Statements, Greeting Cards
Photos (Stills and Animations),Record Keeping, Music, Presentations

How do your Files get saved on your computer?
oYou create you own files using applications designed for documents, cards, etc.
o Microsoft Office (Word and Excel and others) always saves files you create in the folder MY DOCUMENTS
o Corel Suite ( Word Perfect and Quattro Pro) always saves files you create in the folder MY FILES
o Other applications may set up their own special folders for files created with the application - Quicken , Paint, Greeting Card Programs, Photo Programs e.g.
o The application will provide a window for you to indicate where the file will be saved and what name you want the file to have.

How are they saved in the right places?
The folder in which the file is stored is controlled by your filling in the proper information in the correct spaces on the Save As screen
After you create the file, Click File, Save As (first time) or Save and in the place labeled

1. Save in: Indicate where your file will be saved.

2. File Name: Type a descriptive for name your file.

3. Save as type: Normally, the computer decides this one. Do not change it.

Suggestions for Organization
Make one folder in MY DOCUMENTS for each category of file
you are likely to create. (See below for How to Create a folder)
Examples:
o Make a Photos folder for photographs
o Make a Financial folder for finance information
o Make a folder for Animations
o Make a folder for Family
o Make as many folders as needed to group like files together.
o Sub folders can be created within folders.

Creating folders for Organizing
Double click a folder to open it OR right click the folder and click Open
Double Click My Documents ( on the desktop)
Click File (on the Menu)
Point to New
Click Folder
Type Your folder name over the blinking blue characters
Press Enter
Repeat For each folder you want to create.

Review
o Create all folders as sub folders in My Documents
o As files are created, store them in appropriately named folders.
o Any files already created but stored in an inappropriate place may be moved to an appropriate folder at anytime. (covered in Part 2)

Retrieving your Saved Files
To Retreive a file (document) already created, open your application ( Word Processor, Spreadsheet). Click File, Open.
Select Folder to Look in by highlighting (that's a left click) the folder if it is visible or Clicking the Browse button if it is not)
Highlight the folder containing the file. Click Open.
Highlight the file to be opened. Click Open.
Make changes to your file if needed and refer to steps above to Save.

Review
o First, create your folders ( in My Documents) to group like files
o Second, create your file and Save it in a folder meant to contain this kind of file.
o Third, when you need to call up that file again, you will know where to find it in order to Open it.