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How to enable “Save As” in Mac OS X Yosemite

Once upon a time it was easy to save a document with a new name in Mac OS X as the “Save As” appeared automatically under the File option in appropriate apps (such as Pages, Numbers, Keynote, and TextEdit). For some reason, Apple hid it starting with Mac OS X Lion.

However, you can make it reappear. To use “Save As” in a current file in a support app:

  • Click on the File menu in the upper left corner of your Mac’s screen.
  • Hold down the Option key and the “Duplicate File” option magically turns into “Save As.”

You’ll then be greeted with a window that allows you to enter a new name for the document, choose which Folder to save it to, and add tags if you wish. This works in Yosemite, Mavericks and Mountain Lion.

Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.