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# Save As

Saves the current document in a different location, or with a different file name or file type.

To access this command...

#### From the menu bar:

Choose File - Save As.

#### From the tabbed interface:

Choose File, then long-click on the Save icon, and select Save As.

#### From toolbars:

Save As

#### From the keyboard:

Command Ctrl+Shift+S.

To save a document as a template, use the command File - Templates - Save As Template.

File dialogue boxes - such as Open, Save As, Insert text and the like - are available in two different ways:

- As native file picker dialogue boxes of the window manager of your operating system.

- As built-in LibreOffice file picker dialogue boxes.

Use LibreOffice - Preferences Tools - Options - LibreOffice - General to shift from one to the other.

### Folder selection

Pick up your preferred folder from the pull-down list or type its path name. Autocomplete function can be used to ease typing.

Connect to a server using the File Services dialogue box.
Select a parent folder from the folder path with .

Add a subfolder to the current folder with .

## File name

Enter a file name or a path for the file. You can also enter a URL

## File type

Select the file format for the document that you are saving. In the display area, only the documents with this file type are displayed. File types are described in Information on Import and Export Filters.

Export as PDF

XML File Formats

Always save your document in a LibreOffice file type before saving it to an external file type. When you export to an external file type, some formatting features may be lost.

## Save with password

Protects the file with a password that must be entered before a user can open the file.

Only documents using the LibreOffice XML-based format can be saved with a password.

## Automatic file name extension

Enforces the Open Document Format (ODF) when checked.

## Encrypt with GPG key

Use OpenPGP public keys to encrypt documents.

## Edit filter settings

Allows you to set the spreadsheet saving options for some types of data files.

## Selection

Exports only the selected graphic objects in LibreOffice Draw and Impress to another format. If this check box is not marked, the entire document is exported.

If you are exporting to any document file type, the entire document is exported.

## Save

Saves the file.

Related Topics

Saving Documents

Export of Text Files