Your entries are saved on the Alta Star Forms Online server, not on your computer. Save whenever you have made changes you want to keep.
Saving a file
- Click Save.
- The first time you save a file, enter a file name and click Save.
After that, Save stores your latest changes under the same name.
To keep a copy under a different name, click Save As and enter the new name. The copy becomes the open file.
Warning: Keep the browser tab open until you have saved. Unsaved entries can be lost if the tab is closed, the connection drops, or the browser crashes, and the browser cannot always warn you first.
Leaving the page
When you close the tab or navigate away with unsaved entries, the browser usually asks whether you want to leave. Choose to stay on the page, save in Forms Online, and then leave. Do not rely on that prompt: it does not appear if the connection drops, the browser or computer crashes, or the tab is closed by the system.
Auto-save
Auto-save guards against losing entries when your Internet connection drops, the browser closes, or you navigate away.
- Forms Online periodically stores your unsaved entries in your browser's storage on your own device. This is generally reliable, but it is not guaranteed: the browser may be set to block site storage, or may clear it.
- The temporary copy stays on that computer. You cannot reach it from another computer.
- When you log in again from the same computer soon afterwards, Forms Online asks whether to restore or discard the unsaved entries.
Auto-save is a safety net, not a substitute for Save.