Subject: Re: Suggestion: Change "Export..." to "Save Copy..."
From: Scott Bingman (mrphido@prodigy.net)
Date: Thu Aug 23 2001 - 06:50:23 CDT
rob.campbell@att.net wrote:
> There is still some confusion about the difference
> between "Save As..." and "Export...". They do different
> things (Save As affects the current document and Export
> creates a copy on disk) and both are needed. Why not
> change "Export..." to the more pedestrian "Save Copy..."?
>
> Rob Campbell
> rob.campbell@att.net
>
> P.S. That's what the defunct Describe word processor
> called this function. Describe also had a "Close &
> Open..." function, but I hope no one holds that against
> the current suggestion.
>
>
>
I would suggest that all that is really needed is an explanation in the
help file for the Import and Export functions. As this is my area of the
help files, I will be glad to insert it.
First, though, let me make sure I have this right.
Save... Saves to disk with same name and same location
Save As... Saves to disk and allows a name and location change.
Export... Creates a copy of the document to a different location,
leaving the original.
Import... Creates a copy of the documentfrom a different location,
leaving the original.
If I have any of this wrong, please tell me, because I am going to start
work on updating this section of the help files.
Scott Bingman
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