Working with Files and Directories 92 Getting Started Guide 2. If the file you want to load is listed, select it in the file list. 3. If the file you want to load is not listed, follow one of these steps: • To change to a higher directory level (closer to the top of the file system), click the parent directory item: a folder labeled with two periods “..” • To change to a subdirectory, click the subdirectory name in the file list • To change which files are listed in the current directory, enter a pattern in the Filter field at the bottom of the dialog box. 4. When the file is listed and you have selected it by clicking on it, choose OK to close the dialog box. To save a file you have created: 1. Choose File|Save As in the Text Editor. The Save As dialog box appears. It is identical to the Open dialog box, but you must enter a new filename to save the file as. 2. If the current directory, shown in the Location field, is where you want to store the file, skip to step 3. Otherwise, follow one of these steps: • To change to a higher directory level (closer to the top of the file system), click the parent directory item, a folder labeled with two periods “..” • To change to a subdirectory, click the subdirectory folder in the file list 3. Enter a name for the file after the current directory in the Location field. 4. Choose OK to save the file in the directory you indicated, using the name that you entered. These dialog boxes are used in many application that you’ll see as you run Open- Linux. Other graphical applications may use slightly different dialog boxes. The same components, however, will always be used: parent directory, subdirectories, a filename, and sometimes a pattern to define which files are listed. As you become familiar with the KDE Open and Save dialog boxes, you will be able to use dialog boxes in any graphical Linux application.