Hmm the cmd shift O does not work for getting to the documents folder though but what I do is cmd shift h for home, d or arrows until I get to documents and cmd down arrow then arrow to my folders in there and cmd down arrow and stop interacting then hit save.
Take care. On Nov 3, 2010, at 12:38 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Linda, > > When any of these dialog windows appear, you can use any or all of the FInder > shortcuts or sequence of shortcuts to specify the folder you want > (Command-Shift-H for your home directory, Command-Shift-D for desktop, etc.). > If you want a specific sub-folder, and you're positioned for your Documents > folder, just use Command-Shift-G (for "Go to Folder"), and type in the name > of the sub-folder you want, then press return. Your file should get saved to > that folder. You can also type in a full path to some completely different > folder (like one on an externally attached hard drive). > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > On Nov 3, 2010, at 09:31, Linda Adams wrote: > >> Hello folks, >> >> Back again with something that sound simple but has me stumped. In text >> edit, I have no problem going through the dialog that comes up when I want >> to save a new file. However, I can't figure out how to save a new file to >> an existing folder in my document folder. Is there a way to save it >> to a sub-folder? >> >> Also, if I have a file on the Desktop and the same file in my document >> folder, can editing changes to the one on the desktop be saved to the >> duplicate file at the same time? It appears that they can't be saved to >> both files at the same time. >> >> Last question for now. In Mail, I began a message and wanted to save it to >> my draft folder while I looked up something. I tried the tool bar save as >> draft button but it was dimmed. How do I do this? >> >> Many thanks to all of you who have helped me learn the Mac. >> TIA, >> Linda >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
