# Saving movies

It is a good idea to save your work periodically as you create movies. This can protect your work in case of a system failure. You can save movies at any time manually and you can set Captivate to save movies automatically.

#### To save a movie manually:

1. Open a Captivate movie.

2. On the toolbar, click Save .

#### To save a movie automatically:

1. Open a Captivate movie.

2. From the Options menu, select Preferences.

3. Under Auto Option, select Enable automatic save (so a green check mark appears next to the option).

4. Set an amount of time, in minutes, that you want Captivate to automatically save the movie. Type in a number or use the arrows to set a number.

5. Click OK.

Note: The first time you save a movie, the Save As dialog box appears. You can navigate to the folder in which to save the file and enter a name for the file. By default, Captivate stores movies in a folder named MyCaptivateProjects. The Projects folder is located in your My Documents folder. (When you start Captivate, movies stored in the MyCaptivateProjects folder are automatically listed on the Start Page.) You can store your movies in this default location or browse to a new location.