Yes there is, it's called save… ellipses means a dialog, the first thing it 
will speak is save as, thus save as is still there.  Same with just closing a 
document in the do you wish to save dialog that comes up, you can title it and 
designate where you want it to go.  Sounds like a save as to me even if it's 
not called that.

On Jan 7, 2012, at 7:49 PM, Sean Murphy wrote:

> Donna,
> 
> 
> I recall a book called abc for apple script. Let me look at my safari book 
> list and get back to you later this week. Remind me if I for get.
> 
> 
> Sean 
> On 05/01/2012, at 11:38 PM, Goodin, Donna wrote:
> 
>> Hi Sean,
>> 
>> Thanks for the suggestion.  I've actually been wanting to learn to use Apple 
>> Script for a long time, but I just never seem to have time.  Can you suggest 
>> any tutorials or podcast on learning to use it?
>> TIA,
>> Donna
>> On Jan 5, 2012, at 5:58 AM, Sean Murphy wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Donna,
>>> 
>>> You might want to investigate into Apple Script. This can modify default 
>>> behaviours for applications. You can introduce your own save as. This is a 
>>> work around I know.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> But even better. You could create a template using apple script. activate 
>>> the script fill in the bits you want. Save it as the naming convention you 
>>> want. Learning apple script will take a bit. But is a perfect tool for 
>>> these types of tasks.
>>> 
>>> Using the right tool for the right job is a motto of mine.
>>> 
>>> Sean 
>>> On 05/01/2012, at 9:03 AM, Goodin, Donna wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Unless, you're working on a template.  The document in question is a 
>>>> service contract.  I modify the template for each client, and then save it 
>>>> adding the client's name.  And that's just one reason one might want to 
>>>> save an existing file with a different name, but keep the original 
>>>> document.
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Donna
>>>> On Jan 4, 2012, at 4:31 PM, John Panarese wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Remember that Lion is moving to an iOS kind of interface.  The resume 
>>>>> feature in Lion is another example of this.  So, with "documents", they 
>>>>> are automatically edited as you work on them, so there is no need to 
>>>>> manually save them.  
>>>>> .  
>>>>> Take Care
>>>>> 
>>>>> John Panarese
>>>>> [email protected]
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Jan 4, 2012, at 4:20 PM, Goodin, Donna wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks, John.  God that's dumb, what on earth was Apple thinking?
>>>>>> thanks anyway,
>>>>>> Donna
>>>>>> On Jan 4, 2012, at 3:59 PM, John Panarese wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> There is no save as in Lion.  This has to do with the version history 
>>>>>>> feature.  If you are working off a template or such, duplicate the 
>>>>>>> document from the file menu and then do a command-s to save it with a 
>>>>>>> new name.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Take Care
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> John Panarese
>>>>>>> [email protected]
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Jan 4, 2012, at 3:53 PM, Goodin, Donna wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Well, it is. Cmd-Shift S gives you nothing in Lion.
>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>> Donna
>>>>>>>> On Jan 4, 2012, at 3:28 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Well, in SL, command shift S gives you the save as dialog; I can't 
>>>>>>>>> see why this would be different in Lion.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
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