.. _folio/title_block/title_block_editor/title_block_save

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Save title block
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The current `title block`_ can be saved from `menu bar`_, `toolbar`_ and using the corresponding 
keyboard shortcut.

One `title block`_ is conformed by only one file with the format ``.titleblock``. The ``.titleblock`` 
extension is the native extension from QElectroTech `title blocks`_. 

Save title block from menu bar
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    1. Select **File > Save** menu item to save the `title block`_ changes.

        .. figure:: ../../../images/qet_title_block_editor_menu_file.png
            :align: center

            Figure: QElectroTech title block editor File menu

At the case that the opened `title block`_ has to overwrite an existing `title block`_ or it has to 
be saved as new `title block`_:

    1. Select **File > Save as** menu item to display **Save as title block** PopUP window.

        .. figure:: ../../../images/qet_title_block_save_as_popup_window.png
            :align: center

            Figure: QElectroTech Save as title block PopUP window

    2. Select the `title block`_ which should be overwritten or the `parent collection`_ and the name for the new `title block`_.
    3. Press **OK** button to save the `title block`_ and close the PopUP window.

The `title block`_ can also be directly saved as a new file in the Hard Disk directory desired: 

    1. Select **File > Save to a file** menu item to display the File system PopUp window.
    2. Select the directory and the name from the title block file.
    3. Press **OK** button to save the `title block`_ and close the PopUP window.

Save title block from toolbar
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    1. Select icon |icon_save| from `toolbar`_ to save `title block`_ changes.

.. |icon_save| image:: ../../../images/ico/22x22/document-save.png

At the case that the opened `title block`_ has to overwrite an existing `title block`_ or it has to be 
saved as new `title block`_:

    1. Select icon |icon_save_as| from `toolbar`_ to display the **Save as title block** PopUP window.
    
        .. figure:: ../../../images/qet_title_block_save_as_popup_window.png
            :align: center
    
            Figure: QElectroTech Save as title block PopUP window

    2. Select the `title block`_ which should be overwrited or the `parent collection`_ and the name for the new `title block`_.
    3. Press **OK** button to save the `title block`_ and close the PopUP window.

.. |icon_save_as| image:: ../../../images/ico/22x22/document-save-as.png

.. note::

   If the `toolbar`_ is not displayed, it can be displaed from **Settings > Display > Tools**.

Save title block using keyboard shortcut
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

QElectroTech allows using keyboard shortcut to increase the working efficiency.

    1. Press ``Ctrl + s`` to save the title block changes.

The `title block`_ can also be directly saved as a new file in the Hard Disk directory desired: 

    1. Press ``Ctrl + Shift + s`` to display the File system PopUp window.
    2. Select the directory and the name from the title block file.
    3. Press **OK** button to save the `title block`_ and close the PopUP window.
    
.. seealso::

    For more information about QElectroTech keyboard shortcut, refer to `Menu bar`_ section.

.. _Menu bar: ../../../folio/title_block/title_block_editor/interface/menu_bar.html
.. _toolbar: ../../../folio/title_block/title_block_editor/interface/toolbars.html
.. _title block editor: ../../../folio/title_block/title_block_editor/index.html
.. _title block: ../../../folio/title_block/index.html
.. _title blocks: ../../../folio/title_block/index.html
.. _parent collection: ../../../folio/title_block/properties/parent_collection.html