KSpread saves the complete workbook, which may include more than one worksheet, as a single document file.
If you have created a new workbook, or want to save an existing one
under a different name, use ->. This will bring up KDE's common
Save Document As dialog box.
Choose the folder where you want to save the workbook and enter a
suitable file name into the Location: text box. KSpread
documents are normally automatically saved with a .ksp
extension, you do not need to add this to the filename but do make sure that
the Filter: selection is set to KSpread.
To save your workbook without changing its name, just use ->.
You can also save a KSpread workbook in a foreign format: see the Import/Export section for more information about doing this.
When you save a modified version of an existing workbook
KSpread will keep the previous version as a backup file, adding a
~
to the end of the filename.
KSpread can provide some protection against losing your work because of a computer crash or because you have closed KSpread without saving the current workbook. It does this by automatically saving the latest version of the document you are working on every few minutes using a modified file name. The autosaved version is normally removed when you next save your workbook, so that it will only exist if it is more up to date than the version that was saved manually. When you open a workbook KSpread checks to see if an autosaved version exists, and if it finds one it will offer to open that instead.
Autosaved workbooks are saved with a file name of the form
.yourfilename.autosave
(note the leading period),
so that spread1.ksp
would be autosaved as
.spread1.ksp.autosave
. The autosave feature is
user configurable.
If you are going to be creating a lot of similar workbooks you can save yourself time and trouble by first creating a template and then using that as the basis for the individual documents.
To do this first create a workbook containing the common elements, then save it as a template by choosing ->. Doing this opens the Create Template dialog box. Enter a name for your new template into the Name: text box and press . The next time you start a new workbook by choosing -> or when you next start KSpread the Choose dialog box will give you the option of creating the new document from your template.
The Create Template dialog box also lets you choose a different picture to be displayed above the template name in the Choose dialog box, and lets you save your templates under different group names, which will appear as different tab pages in the Choose dialog box.