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 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''​. ​
  
-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 ​will be FIXME TODO. On Linux, it's ''​%%/​home/<​your-username>/​sketchbook%%''​.+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%%''​.
  
-When you create a 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.+When you create a new program ​(i.e., ​sketch) 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 ''​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. 
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 +To reopen ​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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