Saving Documents

kevmcginleykevmcginley
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in Mac Software edited January 2014
Hi all,



sorry about the basic question but i just can't figure it out! i got a powerbook a month ago! which i love. but am still figuring stuff out as this is my first apple.



if i have a document in word/excel/pwerpoint etc! how can i burn this document to a CD? And how did i save to a zip disk!



Thanks for your help,



Kevin

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  • Reply 1 of 3
    staphbabystaphbaby Posts: 353member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by kevmcginley

    Hi all,



    sorry about the basic question but i just can't figure it out! i got a powerbook a month ago! which i love. but am still figuring stuff out as this is my first apple.



    if i have a document in word/excel/pwerpoint etc! how can i burn this document to a CD? And how did i save to a zip disk!



    Thanks for your help,



    Kevin



    This is more of a Genius Bar thing, I should think, but anyway:



    To burn a CD in the Finder:

    1. Stick in a CD; give it a name when prompted;

    2. The CD blank will mount on the Desktop; drag the files you wish to burn to it;

    3. Drag the CD to the trash; this will cause the CD to be burnt.

    4. There is no 4.



    To put a file on a ZIP disk:

    1. stick the ZIP disk in your ZIP drive;

    2. the disk will mount on the desktop;

    3. drag the file to the disk. Done.
  • Reply 2 of 3
    buonrottobuonrotto Posts: 6,368member
    You can set up your system so that whenever you pop in a CD, it will place itself on the desktop for the Finder's use without bringing up a dialog. Look in the System Preferences (either the light switch icon in the Dock or under the Apple menu) and there is an icon for CDs and DVDs to see your options.



    You can also replace step 3 for burning a CD with a few alternatives:



    3b. You can go to the File menu in the Finder application and there is a "Burn CD..." option near the bottom of the menu.



    3c. In the sidebar of a Finder window, when a blank CD is inserted, a small "radioactive" symbol appears next to it. This symbol represents "burn CD" and if you click it, it will also burn the CD. You can drag and drop files right onto that CD icon in the Finder's sidebar too.



    Also, a .zip disk should also appear in the Finder's sidebar when mounted. You can likewise just drag and drop items onto the zip icon there, and eject the zip using the eject icon next to its name in the sidebar.
  • Reply 3 of 3
    vox barbaravox barbara Posts: 2,021member
    [QUOTE]Originally posted by staphbaby

    [B]This is more of a Genius Bar thing, I should think, but anyway:



    To burn a CD in the Finder:

    1. Stick in a CD; give it a name when prompted;

    2. The CD blank will mount on the Desktop; drag the files you wish to burn to it;

    3. Drag the CD to the trash; this will cause the CD to be burnt.

    4. There is no 4.



    this is so simple, that someone who grew up in the windows world barely can't imagine.



    Simplicity rules on the mac,





    ...er ... Welcome to the reign of the MACINTOSH
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