Blender 3D Basics Beginner's Guide Second Edition

Time for action – saving a file

Now, it's time for the most important command in Blender, saving the work that you have done. The following steps will show you how to save a file:

1. In the upper-left corner of the Blender window, select File and choose Save As from the drop-down menu. This opens File Browser, as shown in the following screenshot:
   
2. Click on the LMB where it says untitled.blend, as shown in the previous screenshot. The background behind the word untitled.blend becomes darker and you can edit the name now. When you have named the file, press Enter.
3. If you wish to increment the filename, that is, to have files named animation1.blend, animation2.blend ...