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Updating Projects
In order to update an existing project in the database, select the [Update] toolbar button.
If the project has not been previously saved, you will be prompted for a project name before saving.
It is greatly advised however, to utilise the auto-save features in order to ensure that the application regularly saves changes to your project without manual intervention - once an author is engrossed in development of a project, it is very easy to forget to save!
Auto Save
There are two levels of auto-save available:
- Auto-save project
- Auto-save content
Auto Save Project
In order to turn on auto-saving of projects, click the auto save [Card] toolbar button. In this case, the entire project is updated in the database when any changes are made to index cards or the overall project configuration.
Auto Save Content
A slightly reduced level of auto-saving ensures that any changes to content are updated in the database are it is edited, and can be enabled by clicking the auto-save [Content] toolbar icon. This is particularly useful when using the Writer, as the project will be updated every 5 seconds when a change has been made during typing, ensuring that communications failures will result in the very smallest amount of data loss.
While this level of auto save is advised, it should be remembered that other changes to the project should be updated manually using the [Update] toolbar icon.
