Command ‘Save project’

Symbol: , shortcut Ctrl + S

Function: this command saves the project file.

Call: File menu

This command saves the project file with the current project name, which appears in the title bar of the main window. If the project has been changed since it was last saved, the project name is given an asterisk.

The command is not available if the project is read-only.

Write protection exists if

• the project is identified in the project information (summary) as ‘Released’
• the option Open read-only was selected in the dialog box Open project when opening the project

Write protection is indicated by a line in the top right corner of the main window. A mouse-click on this line brings up a menu with commands for the possible actions:

• Save project under a different file name on the disk: a mouse-click on this option leads to ‘Save file as…’
• Exit read-only mode: appears only if the option Open read-only was selected when opening the project.
• Remove read-only attribute from the project on the disk: appears only if the project file had been provided with the property ‘Read-only’ on the disk at the time of opening.
• Remove identification ‘Released’ in the project information: appears only if this attribute is currently set.

Backup copy

Optionally a backup copy of the project file can be created. If the option Create backup copy is activated in the option dialog box ‘Load and Save’, the project is additionally copied to a file <projectname.backup> each time the project is saved.

See also

• Dialog Box ‘Options’ – ‘Load and Save’