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<bookmark branch="index" id="bm_id3159233"><bookmark_value>documents; saving in other formats</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>saving; documents in other formats</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>files; saving in other formats</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>text documents;saving in other formats</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>spreadsheets; saving in other formats</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>drawings; saving in other formats</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>presentations; saving in other formats</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>exporting; to Microsoft Office formats</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>Word documents; saving as</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>Excel; saving as</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>PowerPoint export</bookmark_value>
</bookmark><comment>mw made "PowerPoint;..." a one level entry</comment>

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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150084">Choose <emph>File - Save as</emph>. You will see the <emph>Save as</emph> dialog.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153348">In the <emph>Save as type</emph> or <emph>File type</emph> list box, select the desired format.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150985">Enter a name in the <emph>File name</emph> box and click <emph>Save</emph>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153252">If you want the file dialogs to offer another file format as default, select that format in <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC"><emph>%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</emph></caseinline><defaultinline><emph>Tools - Options</emph></defaultinline></switchinline><emph> - Load/Save - General</emph> in the <emph>Default file format </emph>area.</paragraph>
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