1. Sheila Fredericks
File Management

2. Think of your computer as if
it were a file cabinet
Computer C
D
Each file
drawer is a
computer
drive

3. So it looks like this:
C
D
F
E
Computer

4. Drive C is the hard drive
you’ll use most often
Inside
each drive
(file drawer)
are folders

5. So…Drive C might look something like
this: (It just means that there are lots of
folders in Drive C).
C=

6. That document you’re working on is
also called a file:
This is my
document.
It is also
called
a file.

7. So how do I save my document?
File

8. But WAIT! What are “libraries?”
Libraries
are shortcuts
that Microsoft
created to make
it easier to find
the most
used folders.

9. They are actually located in Drive
C
Every user
has a folder.
Within that folder
are the “libraries.”
But they’re
actually just
folders

10. To save a Word document file in your
“My Documents” folder
 Click on the Office
button
 Click on Save As
 Click on Documents
 Type in a new name
for your document
 Click on the Save
button

11. BUT WAIT! I want to save on my
flash drive instead!
 Click on the Office
button
 Click on Save As
 Scroll down to
Computer
 Click on your flash
drive (the drive letter
may be different and
may not say flash drive)
 Type in the new
document name
 Click on the Save

12. That’s all there is to
file management!