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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. Use the Print to File option, which you can access from the Print dialog, to save the document in the special language of your printer.

The BarTender Document Recovery feature automatically saves changes that are 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 use Document Recovery, click to select the Save auto-recovery information check box on the BarTender Document Setup dialog.

ClosedTo save modifications to an already existing file

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

ClosedTo save a new document

  1. On the File menu, click Save As. Alternatively, click on the main toolbar.

  2. In the Save As dialog, specify the file type that you want in the File Type field 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 the drive that contains the folder that you want.

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

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

  6. Click Save.

ClosedTo save a BarTender document to Librarian

  1. On the File menu, click Save As. Alternatively, click on the main toolbar.

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

  3. In the left navigation pane, click Librarian.

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

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

  6. Click Save.

If you want to save a BarTender document over an existing Librarian file, a draft version of the document is created. When you save the file, BarTender prompts you to either create a new revision and then check the file in to the repository, save the draft and continue to edit the templates in the document, or stop the save operation. If you continue to modify the document, you are prompted to check the file in at a later time.

ClosedTo save a document in your printer's language

  1. On the File menu, click Print to open the Print dialog. Alternatively, click on the main toolbar.

  2. In the Printer section of the Print tab, click to select the Print to File check box.

  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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