Saving BarTender Documents

You can use the Save, Save As, or Print to File commands to save changes that you made to an open BarTender document; additionally, you can specify save settings inside of BarTender.

The Save command saves modifications to an already existing file, while the Save As command is used to save a newly created file. The Print to File option, available from the Print dialog, allows you to save the document in the special language of your printer.

BarTender's Document Recovery feature automatically saves changes made to the document at the specified time interval. The more often you automatically save your documents, the more information can be recovered in the event of a power failure. To enable Document Recovery, select the Save auto-recovery information check box found on the BarTender Document Setup dialog.

To save modifications to an already existing file

  1. Select Save from the File menu. Alternatively, click the icon on the main toolbar. This saves the currently loaded document using the same path and file name from which it was opened.

To save the currently open BarTender document, press Ctrl+S on your keyboard.

To save a new document

  1. Select Save As from the File menu. Alternatively, click the icon on the main toolbar.

  2. In the Save As dialog, specify the desired file type in the File Type field located at the bottom of the dialog. The default setting, "BarTender Document - (*.btw)," saves the file as a BarTender document.

  3. In the Location field, click on the drive containing the required folder.

  4. In the list box directly below the Location field, double-click on folder names until you open the subfolder within which you want to save the document.

  5. If you want to give the document a unique file name, type the new name into the File Name field.

  6. Click Save to save the document.

To save a BarTender document to Librarian

  1. Select Save As from the File menu. Alternatively, click the icon on the main toolbar.

  2. In the Save As dialog, specify the desired file type in the File Type field located at the bottom of the dialog. The default setting, "BarTender Document - (*.btw)," saves the file as a BarTender document.

  3. Click on the Librarian shortcut button on the left side of the dialog.

  4. Browse to the location where you want to save the document.

  5. If you want to give the document a unique file name, type the new name into the File Name field.

  6. Click Save to save the document.

If you wish to save a BarTender document over an existing Librarian file, a draft of the document will be created. Upon saving the file, BarTender will prompt you to either create a new revision and check in the file to the repository, save the draft and continue to edit the templates in the document, or abort the save operation. If you continue to modify the document, you will be prompted to check the file in at a later time.

To save a document in your printer's language

  1. Select the Print command on the File menu to open the Print dialog. Alternatively, click the icon on the main toolbar.

  2. In the Printer section, enable the Print to File option.

  3. Make any additional changes to the settings in the Print dialog, then click Print.

When you click Print, you will be prompted to choose a path and file name for your document, written in the selected printer's language.

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