It is so important to save PDF files and retain all contents you add. You have to frequently save the PDF document to prevent losing any changes. You can choose to save the changes to the original document instead of creating a new file or a new version that contains all changes you have made.

Save the original PDF document or Save As a new copy

Save is used to store any modifications you made to the original document without creating a new copy, while Save as creates a new copy that contains any modifications made to the original document. You can choose to save the file using either Save or Save As when saving a newly-created PDF for the first time. Both of them open the Save As dialog box. On the other hand, you can save a new version of an existing document under a new name, creating a new file that includes any changes you have made to the original document. This way, you save the changes to the new file while keeping the original unchanged.

  1. Open or create a PDF file and start making any changes to it.

  2. Do any of the following to save the PDF document:

    • On the Quick Access Toolbar in the top left corner of the interface, click Save.

    • Press Command + S, or Shift + Command + S on your keyboard to save the file.

    • Choose File > Save.

    • Choose File > Save As. Decide where to save the file. In the Save As dialog box, rename it to avoid overwriting the original one and then click Save.

Autosave

The Autosave feature prevents losing your work progress by automatically saving files at regular intervals. In the Preferences dialog box, set the autosave interval that ranges from 1 to 120 (minutes), which determines how much new content the autosave file would contain. For example, if you set the interval to 10, you could lose the last 9 minutes of your work if a problem occurs during the time (e.g. power outage). The recovered files are listed in the Auto Recovery panel.

 

Set up auto save

  1. In Right PDF, choose Preferences > General > Auto Save.

  2. Check Automatically save document info with Auto Recovery every: ____ minutes and enter the number of minutes.

 

Recover lost changes after an unexpected application shutdown

  1. Launch Right PDF or open files using Right PDF.

  2. All the autosave files are listed in the Auto Recovery panel to the left. Double-click on one or multiple files to open.

  3. Save them with the same filenames as the file you are working on.

Save the PDF document to 3rd party cloud storage services

Right PDF enables you to save PDF documents to 3rd party cloud storage services, such as Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive or SharePoint. You can access the files through their own web interface or within Right PDF.

  1. Open or create a PDF document.

  2. Choose File > Save as.

  3. In the Save as dialog box, choose an account t under Location and click Save. To add a new account, click Add Location.

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