.. _project/save_project

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Save Project
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The current `project`_ can be saved from `menu bar`_, `toolbar`_ and using the corresponding 
keyboard shortcut.

One `project`_ is conformed by a simple file with ``.qet`` format. The ``.qet`` extension 
is the native extension from QElectroTech.

Save project from Menu bar
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    1. Select **File > Save** menu item to save the active `project`_.

.. figure:: ../images/qet_menu_file.png
   :align: center

At the case that the `project`_ has already been saved and wants to be saved as a different `project`_, 
different name and/or directory:

    1. Select **File > Save as** menu item to save the active `project`_ as a new `project`_.

Save project from toolbar
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    1. Select the icon |document-save| from `toolbar`_ to save the active `project`_.

.. |document-save| image:: ../images/ico/22x22/document-save.png

At the case that the `project`_ has already been saved and wants to be saved as a different `project`_, 
different name and/or directory:

    1. Select the icon |document-save-as| from `toolbar`_ to save the active `project`_ as a new `project`_.

.. |document-save-as| image:: ../images/ico/22x22/document-save-as.png

.. note::

   If the `toolbar`_ is not displayed, it can be displaed from **Settings > Display > Tools**

Save project using keyboard shortcut
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

QElectroTech allows using keyboard shortcut to increase the working efficiency.

    1. Press ``Ctrl + s`` to save the active `project`_.

.. seealso::

    For more information about QElectroTech keyboard shortcuts, refer to `menu bar`_ section.

.. note::

   QElectroTech allows creating backup from `project`_ periodically. This option should be 
   configurated at **Settings > Configure QElectroTech > Projects**. 

.. _project: ../project/index.html
.. _Menu bar: ../interface/menu_bar.html
.. _toolbar: ../interface/toolbars.html