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mithat [Running Processing]
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 +==== Saving your work ====
  
 Processing uses the term **sketch** to identify what other languages typically call programs. The file extension for Processing sketches is ''​.pde''​. ​ Processing uses the term **sketch** to identify what other languages typically call programs. The file extension for Processing sketches is ''​.pde''​. ​
  
-==== Saving ​your work ====+To save your work, go back to the IDE, select //File > Save// or //File > Save As...// from the menu bar and give your program a name. By default on Windows, the Processing development environment will  save your work to the ''​Documents\Processing''​ folder. On macOS, the default location is FIXME TODO. On Linux, it's ''​%%/​home/<​your-username>/​sketchbook%%''​.
  
-To save your workgo back to the IDE, select //File > Save// or //File > Save As...// from the menu bar and give your program a name. By default on Windowsthe Processing development environment ​will  ​save ​your work to the ''​Documents\Processing''​ folder. On macOSthe default location will be FIXME TODO. On Linux, it'''​%%/​home/<​your-username/​sketchbook%%''​.+When you create a new program (i.e., sketch) by saving a file, the Processing ​IDE will create ​the program ​inside ​new folder with the same name as the programSoif you create a program named "​KittenDance",​ you will see a folder inside ​your sketchbook folder called ''​KittenDance''​. And if you look inside ​the ''​KittenDance''​ folder, ​you'll see a file called ​''​KittenDance.pde''​. **That** is your actual Processing program. The reason for the folder around ​your ''​*.pde''​ file is that very often your program will need additional resources (image files, sound files, etc.), and having a separate folder for the whole project gives you a very convenient place to put these resources.
  
-When you create ​new sketch (i.e., ​program) by saving a file, the Processing ​IDE will create the program inside a new folder with the same name as the program. So, if you create a program named "​KittenDance",​ you will see a folder inside your sketchbook folder called "​KittenDance"​. And if you look inside the folder called "​KittenDance",​ you'll see a file called ''​KittenDance.pde''​. **That** is your actual Processing program. To reopen the program, click on //File > Open...// ​in the IDE, navigate to the ''​*.pde''​ file, and select it.+To reopen ​a program ​in the IDE, click on //File > Open...//, navigate to the ''​*.pde''​ file, and select it.
  
 You are now ready to start developing Processing programs. You are now ready to start developing Processing programs.
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