Saving Your Work Part 2 in PowerPoint 2010

Changing the Save Location (Windows 7) In Windows 7, the storage locations, and the interface for accessing these locations, are  different from earlier versions of Windows.

The navigation pane on the left side of the Save As dialog box is home to several collapsible/ expandable categories. Double-click a  category to open it and then make selections from within it (see Figure 3-6). You can choose from the following categories:

 Favorites: Shortcuts for popular locations such as Downloads and Desktop appear in the Favorites list, and you can also add your own  shortcuts here.

Tip Add your own favorite locations to the Favorites list by dragging their icons into it.  Libraries: Libraries are virtual folders that  organize locations by the types of files they contain.

This is a new feature in Windows 7. Double-click Libraries and then click through a category such as Documents or Pictures.

 HomeGroup: Windows 7 has a new home networking feature called HomeGroup; if you use it to set up your network, you can browse  other network computers by clicking here.

 Computer: Browse the complete drive and folder listing for your local PC here. You can also navigate via the Address bar (this applies  to both Windows 7 and Windows Vista).

The Address bar shows the path to the currently displayed location. You can jump directly to any of those levels by clicking the name  there. This is similar to the Up One Level feature from Windows XP–style dialog boxes, except you are not limited to going up a single  level at a time — you can go directly up to any level. You can also click the right-pointing arrow to the right of any level to see a menu  of other folders within that location, and jump to any of them from the menu, as shown in Figure 3-7.

 Folders list: This area displays a folder tree of locations, similar to the folder list in a Windows Explorer window, or to the Computer  listing in the Windows 7 version of the dialog box. See Figure 3-8. To display the Folders list if it does not already appear, click the up  arrow to the right of Folders (below the Favorite Links list). To hide the Folders list, click the down arrow (which replaces the up  arrow).

Tip Drag the divider line between the Favorite Links and Folders lists to adjust their relative sizes. Drag the  vertical divider line  between the lists and the file listing to make the Favorite Links and Folders panes wider or narrower. You can also enlarge the whole  Save As dialog box, if necessary, by dragging its border. Changing the Save Location (Windows XP) Under Windows XP, the Save In list  shows the top-level locations on the system, including each drive, My Documents, and My Network Places. Open the list, as shown in  Figure 3-9, and select the location in which you want to start. Then double-click folder icons in the file listing to drill down to the  location in which you want to save.

To go back up one level, click the Up One Level button. See Figure 3-9.

Along the left side of the Save As dialog box is the Places Bar. It’s roughly equivalent to the Favorite Links list in Windows Vista. You  can click a folder to jump to the desired location to save a file.