Is there a hack for "Save As..." command?

The only thing I like about Microsoft's implementation of the Common User Architecture is the Save As... feature, which makes it easy to use cloud storage, local backups, etc. I know, I know, you can always use "Duplicate" and "Move" the copy. That takes considerably longer than "Save As...". It's a real workflow-disrupter.

In recent version of macOS, this functionality has likely disappeared. Is there an easy way to get it back (or to add it to the menu again)?


With the File menu open, press and hold the Option key to get the Save As... command.

Video demonstration of Save As...


Update: Some new users of macOS may be concerned about the discoverability of the command, as it is not visible by default in the Pages menu bar. And most users aren't aware that the Option modifier key can alter the behavior of commands.

An alternate discovery approach that new users can take to discover a command is to go to the Help menu and search for the desired command. A match, if available, would be highlighted, along with its keyboard shortcut, even if it is not directly available in the app menu. The same is illustrated below for Save As... command in Pages for macOS.

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The trick works in any native macOS app.


As others have said, you can get ‘Save As’ with the Option key.

However, I prefer another way, which I have been promoting since Mountain Lion came out in 2012.

  1. Go to System Preferences » Keyboard » Shortcuts » App Shortcuts.

  2. Click the + button.

System Preferences Then enter ‘Save As…’ as the menu item and ⌘ ⇧ S as the keyboard shortcut:

Second Screenshot

Once you click ‘Add’ you will have the original keyboard shortcut for ‘Save As…’ back, since there is still no reason on earth why it should mean ‘Duplicate’. That was a dumb decision that Apple has stuck with for 8+ years.


You can save the current document in Pages, Numbers and Keynote to a new location with Option Shift Command S. Holding down Option when the File menu is revealed will display Save As... in the place of Duplicate.