The big ideaSave early, give a file a clear name, and remember where you put it.
How it works
Typed words live on the screen, like writing on a foggy window. If the power goes, the fog clears, but saved work stays in a drawer.
Save early, before you write much, and then save again every few minutes.
A file name is like a name tag. A clear name is short and says what the file is. Use letters and spaces.
Choose a folder, so you know where it went and can find it again.
Clear names and muddled names.
Example 1: Save early
Write a little of your story.
Press the save button. It may look like a small square disk.
Keep writing, and save again after each part.
If the lights go out, the words you saved are still there.
Example 2: Give it a name tag
The computer asks for a name.
Do not type random letters, because they say nothing.
Type a clear name that says what the file is: dragon story.
Use letters and spaces.
Example 3: Find it again
When you save, choose a folder, such as Stories.
Next week, open the Stories folder.
The dragon story is at the top, and it takes just two taps to find.
Example 4: Lost your place?
You forget where you saved it.
Ask a grown-up to help you look.
Next time, say the folder out loud as you save.
Words to know
save
Press the button that keeps your work safe.
file name
The name tag of a file. A clear one says what the file is.
folder
The place you choose so you can find a file again.
Watch out
Waiting until the end to save is risky, because the lights could go out first.
One save is not enough. Save early and every few minutes.
The computer does not save for you every time. You press save.
Random letters, untitled and stuff are muddled names that say nothing about the file.
Try it
Why do you press save early?
Which is the clearer name: Science report or Untitled?
When should you save: only at the very end, or early and every few minutes?
Why choose a folder when you save?
Answers: 1. So my work is kept if the power goes · 2. Science report · 3. Early and every few minutes · 4. So I can find it again
Try at homeWith a grown-up, write one sentence on a computer. Save it with a clear name made of letters and spaces, and choose a folder for it. Close it, then open the folder and find your file again. Ask your grown-up before you save over a file that is not yours.
For grown-upsAsk your child to write one sentence, save it with a clear name made of letters and spaces, choose a folder, close it and then find it again; ask before they save over a file that is not theirs.
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