# Save/download/print your document

### Saving

By default, online Document Editor automatically saves your file each 2 seconds when you work on it preventing your data loss in case of the unexpected program closing. If you co-edit the file in the Fast mode, the timer requests for updates 25 times a second and saves the changes if they have been made. When the file is being co-edited in the Strict mode, changes are automatically saved at 10-minute intervals. If you need, you can easily select the preferred co-editing mode or disable the Autosave feature on the Advanced Settings page.

To save your current document manually in the current format and location,

- press the Save icon in the left part of the editor header, or
- use the Ctrl+S key combination, or
- click the File tab of the top toolbar and select the Save option.

Note: in the desktop version, to prevent data loss in case of the unexpected program closing you can turn on the Autorecover option at the Advanced Settings page.

In the desktop version, you can save the document with another name, in a new location or format,

1. click the File tab of the top toolbar,
2. select the Save as... option,
3. choose one of the available formats depending on your needs: DOCX, ODT, RTF, TXT, PDF, PDFA. You can also choose the Document template (DOTX) option.

### Downloading

In the online version, you can download the resulting document onto your computer hard disk drive,

1. click the File tab of the top toolbar,
2. select the Download as... option,
3. choose one of the available formats depending on your needs: DOCX, PDF, ODT, TXT, DOTX, PDF/A, OTT, RTF, HTML.

### Saving a copy

In the online version, you can save a copy of the file on your portal,

1. click the File tab of the top toolbar,
2. select the Save Copy as... option,
3. choose one of the available formats depending on your needs: DOCX, PDF, ODT, TXT, DOTX, PDF/A, OTT, RTF, HTML,
4. select a location of the file on the portal and press Save.

### Printing

To print out the current document,

- click the Print icon in the left part of the editor header, or
- use the Ctrl+P key combination, or
- click the File tab of the top toolbar and select the Print option.

In the desktop version, the file will be printed directly.In the online version, a PDF file will be generated on the basis of the document. You can open and print it out, or save onto your computer hard disk drive or removable medium to print it out later. Some browsers (e.g. Chrome and Opera) support direct printing.