Nisus Writer Pro - Manual (Page 75)

Creating Documents 55
Save an untitled file as a Nisus Writer Pro file
1. Choose the menu command File > Save.
2. Type the document name in the Save document as box.
3. Choose the location in which you want to save the file.
4. Click Save.
Nisus Writer Pro automatically chooses RTF as the preferred format for your file.
Rename and save an existing file
1. Choose the menu command File > Save As….
2. Enter the document’s new name in the Save document as box.
3. Choose the location in which you want to save the file.
4. Click Save.
Save a file in a different format
1. Choose the menu command File > Save As….
2. In the dialog that appears select the file format you want from the pop-up menu at the bottom
of the dialog.
3. Save the file in the standard manner
Opening Files
There are a wide variety of methods for opening your files. Often simply double-clicking a file in the
Finder will open it in Nisus Writer Pro. Or, if you have opened the file recently in Nisus Writer Pro
and the application is active, you can choose that file’s name from the menu File > Open Recent.
And, as explained in the section “Open an existing file” on page 1 choose the menu command File >
Open…, navigate to your file and click the Open button.
Beginning in Mac OS X 10.6.x Apple made a change that causes all “.rtf” files, when double-clicked
in the Finder to open in TextEdit. There is no way from within Nisus Writer Pro itself to change this.
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The “solutions” are to be found external. We explain the situation on the Nisus Software Inc. blog . It is
discussed in detail elsewhere . One preferred solution is to compress the TextEdit application in the
Applications folder, drag the original application itself to the trash and empty the trash. Then, if you
ever need TextEdit you can expand the compressed file and use it (but remember to decompress and
trash it when you are done).
Managing Files
Nisus Writer Pro enables you to automatically save files and then easily find and open your files
using the Document Manager.
Reintroducing the Document Manager
If you are new to Nisus Writer Pro or Nisus Writer Express (and have never used the Document
Manager in either of these applications) the first time you display the Document Manager it will
appear empty as illustrated in Figure 50.
The Document Manager window resembles an iPhoto or iTunes window as illustrated in Figure 51.
Various groups appear in the pane on the left, a list of files in those groups display in the main
pane. A search field is available in the upper right corner of the window. At the bottom, instead of
“Cover Flow” the Document Manager presents a preview of the contents of your document.