How to Save a Microsoft Excel Workbook

The first time you save a Microsoft Excel workbook, you need to give it a name and location. To do so, just follow these simple steps.

This feature works the same in all modern versions of Microsoft Excel: 2010, 2013, and 2016.

1. From the File menu, select Save As.
   


2. Selecting Save As opens the Save As section, where you can choose the location to save your workbook.
   
   
3. A dialog box then opens, in which you can see:
   • The file name. Note that this is highlighted as Microsoft Excel expects you to choose your own name for the workbook. Simply begin typing to do so.
   • The file type. Note that this defaults to "Excel Workbook", which is the default file type for Microsoft Excel 2013 and 2016 workbooks (.xlsx). When final, you can choose to save your workbook as another type, such as a pdf, simply by choosing "PDF (*.pdf)" here. If you want to maintain backward compatibility with previous versions of Excel, choose "Excel 97-2003 Workbook" here.
     
4. After you have entered these fields, click Save to save the workbook.