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# **Save as a new file**

<dl><dt>**Windows**</dt>
<dd>`F12`</dd>
<dt>**Mac**</dt>
<dd>`Cmd+Shift+S`</dd>
</dl>

F12

Opens Save As, so you can save the workbook under a new name, in another folder or in another format, such as CSV or PDF. The original file stays as it was when you last saved it. In a browser, F12 opens the developer tools, so practice it in Excel itself.

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## **More Workbook shortcuts**

- [**Create a chart on a new sheet**`F11`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/chart-sheet)
- [**Close Excel**`Alt+F4`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/close-excel)
- [**Close the workbook**`Ctrl+W`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/close-workbook)
- [**Format data as a table**`Ctrl+T`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/create-table)
- [**Open the list of macros**`Alt+F8`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/macros)
- [**Insert a new sheet**`Shift+F11`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/new-sheet)
- [**Create a new workbook**`Ctrl+N`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/new-workbook)
- [**Switch to the next open workbook**`Ctrl+Tab`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/next-workbook)
- [**Open the VBA editor**`Alt+F11`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/open-vba)
- [**Save the workbook**`Ctrl+S`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/save)
- [**Show or hide the ribbon**`Ctrl+F1`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/toggle-ribbon)

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