While shared documents are designed to track changes and designed to facilitate dozens of editors, it is worth making sure the original copy is readily available. These instructions help you open the original copy and save your own version of the document in the same shared folder.
Purpose: Save As your own version of the document in the same shared folder.
- Log in to your Microsoft office account.
- Click on the grid icon in the upper left corner of the Office browser screen.
- Click on the OneDrive link from the drop down menu.
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- Before you select the file you need, you may need to search through your files first.
- Review the list of folders in your OneDrive storage.
- Click on the folder you need.
Your folder will be titled differently than this example. This example features "316_fall19_studentwork" as the folder.
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- Review the list of files in your OneDrive storage.
- Click on the file you need.
Your folder will be titled differently than this example. This example features "316_fall19_studentwork" as the folder.
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IMPORTANT: Do not alter the original document.
- Once the file opens, click on the File option from the menu bar.
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- The interface will change so that there are many File options.
- Select Save As from the blue column of options.
- Once you click on Save As, the save options will display.
- Click on Save As from the new set of options.
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- A dialogue window will open, with the name of the original file already highlighted.
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- Use appropriate naming conventions to rename the file as your own copy.
- Click the Save button at the bottom of the dialogue window.
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- You will see your own copy of the file listed along with the original in the shared folder.
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All instructions and documentation written by:
Dr. Jason Lawrence, M.S., Ph.D.
Theory and Practice of Professional Communication
