Microsoft Project 2013: The Missing Manual

Saving a New Project

Whether you created a file with a blank project or a template, the first time you save it by choosing File→Save, Project opens Backstage view’s Save As page instead so you’re sure to save a new file. That’s Project’s way of protecting you from saving blank projects named Project1. Project, like other Microsoft programs, automatically uses the Save As command whenever you save a file created from a template, so you can name the new file whatever you want. Most of the time, you choose a location, folder, and filename, and you’re done. But Project mavens know that there are other handy tools for saving files in special ways, which are described on Saving Projects to Other File Formats and Protecting Your Project Files.

Tip

To bypass Backstage view’s Save As page and open the Save As dialog box directly, press F12. If you want Ctrl+S to open the Save As dialog box the way it did in earlier versions of Project, choose File→Options, and then, on the left side of the Project Options dialog box, choose Save. Turn on the “Don’t show the Backstage when opening or saving files” checkbox, and then click OK.

Here are the steps for saving a new project, whether you store your files on your computer or in the cloud:

1. Choose File→Save.

   Backstage view’s Save As page appears (Figure 5-5).

   

   Figure 5-5. The Save As page includes a list of file-storage locations, including your computer, ...