I. f. Saving the Project
Estimated time:
2 minutes
Save the progress you have made thus far and periodically save your work through the project
In this exercise, you will:
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- Left click “File”
- Left click “Save As . . .”
- Locate a directory that can be access at a later time
- Type in a file name that is appropriate, such as GIS_Env_Group1. Ensure that “save as type:” is set to ArcMap Document [*.mxd]
- Left click “Save”button
- "Note" that the .mxd file includes associations to the layer files that are included in the project, but does not save the layers themselves. Therefore if the layer files are moved, the associations must be re-established for the .mxd file to be reopened correctly.