How to Save a Document in the Documents Folder on a Mac

What you need: A Mac. These steps use TextEdit, which is included with macOS, to type a short note and save it in Documents.

1. Click Finder (the blue smiling face) in the Dock, the row of app icons along the edge of the screen.
2. Click Go at the top of the screen, then Applications.
3. Scroll down to TextEdit and click it twice quickly to open it.
4. If a window with a New Document button in its lower-left corner is showing, click New Document. If not, click File at the top of the screen, then New. A blank document opens.
5. Click in the blank document and type a few words, such as Shopping list: milk, bread.
6. Click File at the top of the screen, then Save. A box with a Save As name field opens.
7. Click the Save As field three times quickly to highlight all the text in it, then type a name, such as Shopping list.
8. Click the Where menu, which shows a place name, then click Documents in the list. If you see a larger window with a list of places on its left side instead, click Documents in that list.
9. Click Save.

Expected result: The box closes, and the name you chose appears at the top of the TextEdit document window. The document is saved in Documents.