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Managing Files in AlphaWord Plus

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To start a new file in AlphaWord Plus, press the file keys until you find an 
empty file and begin typing. NEO saves each character as you type it, so if you 
press that file key again later, the text will still be there (unless you’ve 
removed it).

You can, however, name your file so that it is saved even if you start a new file 
in that space. You can then open the file again later. See “Naming and Saving 
Files” below for more information.

If you want to create a new file in a file number that already has text, follow 
these steps:

1. Press the file key for the file number you want to work in.
2. Press ctrl-n.
3. AlphaWord Plus will ask whether you want to keep the existing text in the 

workspace:
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Press y if you want to save text, then type a name for the text. 
AlphaWord Plus saves the text as a file with the name you specified, 
then clears the numbered file so you can begin your new file.

Press n if you don’t want to save the existing text. AlphaWord Plus 
removes the text so you can begin your new file.

At any point when you’re working on a file, you can stop and name it. This will 
make the file available to open even if you no longer have it in one of the eight 
active files associated with the file keys.

The file will still be in the location where you’re working, but it will also be 
available to open again later if you don’t have it in one of the eight active files. 
(See the next section.)

Follow these steps to name a file and save it outside the eight active files:

1. From within the file you want to name, press ctrl-s.
2. Type a name for the file and press enter. You don’t need to worry about 

saving the file again— it will save any additional changes to your text until 
you close the file by clearing it or creating a new one.

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