As we've seen before, the computer has something called RAM memory. All the data you are processing will be instantly recorded in this electronic memory. But if your PC crashes, or simply loses power, all your work will be lost.
Therefore, any work, no matter how simple, must be saved in an auxiliary memory on your microcomputer
Once the job is done, you can save it.
To perform this operation, go to the File menu with the mouse pointer. When you get there, click it. Move your mouse to the Save or Save As option. This will bring up a dialog box.
In it answer the following questions:
Do not stop now... There's more after the advertising ;)
save to
In this box you will find a drop-down button. Click on it and you will see all your machine's hard drives along with their respective folders. To select a drive and folder where you want to save your design, just double click on it.
- Type the name you want to give the picture in the File name box
- Click on the Save button
- Note that for a moment the computer should signal that it is recording something
- Close the paint
Windows - Computing - Brazil School
Would you like to reference this text in a school or academic work? Look:
SCHOOL, Team Brazil. "Storing the created drawing in a file"; Brazil School. Available in: https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/informatica/armazenando-desenho-criado-arquivo.htm. Accessed on June 30, 2021.
