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Retrieve and edit the saved document

ClassNotes Team 1 MIN READUPDATED 13 JUN 2026

Week: One 

Topic: Revision

Week: Two

Topic: Retrieve and edit the saved document

Objectives: At the end of the lesson, students should be able to;

1. Retrieve saved document

2. Edit and save a document 

Reference material: Learn Africa Basic Agricultural Science UBE edition for primary school pupils 6

Content:

Opening an old file

Sometimes, one may need to work on documents that are stored or saved in the computer system.

Such documents would usually have a name given to the file. To bring out the file to the screen of the computer system:

1 Click, File on the menu bar; a sub-menu appears.

2 Click, Open on the sub-menu, and a list of all the files in the Microsoft Word package shows on the screen.

Retrieve and edit the saved document

3. Search for the file needed and click.

4. The file then comes on screen, and the necessary work on the file can be done.

Saving an old document

To save an old document:

1 Click the File menu.

2 Select Save.

Evaluation:-

1. List the steps involved in retrieving saved files on a system.

2. How do you save an old document?