113 Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Documents, spreadsheets, and presentations are created to be viewed again or printed on hard copy. While creating a document, spreadsheet, or presentation in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, the information is stored in the computer’s RAM. RAM is temporary and will hold the information as long as the computer is on and the application is open. That information has to be moved to a permanent storage location. Microsoft Offi ce can save and recover fi les if something causes the system to crash. This protects the user from lost data. The state of the program is also remembered. For example, Microsoft Offi ce will remember how many windows were open and what applications were being displayed. Section 4.2 Learning Goals After completing this section, you will be able to: • Describe the process for saving fi les. • Explain how to print fi les. • Close fi les and applications. • Discuss opening of fi les. Terms backstage view closing collate landscape opening portrait print preview printing virtual printer Saving, Printing, and Opening Documents wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock.com