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If you want to modify a copy of the file, before you start your modifications you simply choose File -> Duplicate and it opens the same document but with a diff
by ktizo 14y ago
If you want to modify a copy of the file, before you start your modifications you simply choose File -> Duplicate and it opens the same document but with a different name.
What if you only decide that you want to save as a different file after you are half way through your modifications?
- pyre 14y agoThat's not the Apple Way(tm). Please conform to the Apple Way(tm) when interacting with all Apple-branded devices please. ;-)
- batista 14y agoYes, very intelligent.
- jkestner 14y agoWhen you choose Duplicate on an edited file, you're given the option to Duplicate and Revert the original file. Handy.
- X-Istence 14y agoThat is not the case, at least not with TextEdit ... when you choose Duplicate you get two files with the same contents. You can then save the duplicate as you wish, and revert the old one back to when it was opened using File -> Revert -> Last Open.
- rsfinn 14y agoThat's how it worked in Lion, but Mountain Lion behaves differently -- you get the duplicate with its file name selected, so you can rename it, but the original stays modified unless you think to immediately pick "Revert to last saved version". I actually liked the Lion behavior better. (Now I wish I'd had the chance to try out the Mountain Lion beta before release, so I could have filed a bug for this.) That's what we get for everyone complaining about the lack of "Save As"...
- X-Istence 14y agoHit File -> Duplicate ... save the new copy as a different file name, in the original File -> Revert -> Last Opened. Now your Duplicate contains all of the new stuff, and your old file contains all of the old stuff. Duplicate and Revert Original should be an option, unfortunately it isn't.
- rat87 14y agoFile -> Rename/Move File ?