Division of Workforce Development

Region III: Web-Based Training Program

An Inservice Project

Improving Student Retention in Adult Education Programs

SS! How to save a file to your hard drive

These instructions are for Windows users. Mac users, your screen may be a little different, but the procedures are basically the same. Please let us know if you are unsure of saving a file to your hard drive. We will have someone contact you. (You may want to print this page out rather than going back and forth on your computer.) 

When you first click on the folder, you are presented with the following box or something similar:

This is a common response to downloading a document from the Internet. Your browsing software wants to be sure that you know where this file came from and trust the person who sent it to you. This is a common security alert.

Using your mouse, click on "Save it to disk." Then click "ok."

The "Save As" box opens and looks something like this:

Make sure you are familiar with the directory structure of your computer. In other words, make a note of where you are going to save the file. In this example, my file, named "retention" is going to be saved on the "C" drive inside a folder called "My Documents." When you are comfortable with where you will be able to find your file, click "open."

You saved the file to your hard drive.

Now, depending on what type of file it is (in this example, the file is a Microsoft Word document) open the appropriate software (Word) and open the file.

This program was developed for the Florida Department of Education, Division of Workforce Development by Brevard Public Schools, Department of Adult and Community Education through an Adult Education 322 Grant.