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Tip

If the Documents folder becomes cluttered, feel free to make subfolders inside it to hold your
various projects. You could even create a different default folder in Documents for each program.

Saving into Other Folders

Still, the now-familiar navigation pane, address bar, and search box also

appear in the Save As dialog box. (The nav pane appears only in the Save
As box’s expanded form; see Figure 6-6, bottom.) You always have direct
access to other places where you might want to save a newly created file.

All the usual keyboard shortcuts apply: Alt+ , for example, to open the
folder that contains the current one. There’s even a “New folder” button on

the toolbar, so you can generate a new, empty folder in the current list of
files and folders. Windows asks you to name it.

In fact, if on some project you often find yourself having to navigate to

some deeply buried folder, then press +D to duck back to the desktop,
open any Explorer window, and then drag the folder to your Favorites list.
From now on, you’ll have quick access to it from the Save As dialog box.

Tip

Many programs let you specify a different folder as the proposed location for saved (and
reopened) files. In Microsoft Word, for example, you can change the default folders for the
documents you create, where your clip art is stored, and so on.

Navigating the List by Keyboard

When the Save As dialog box first appears, the “File name” text box is

automatically selected so you can type a name for the newly created
document.