# Dead-Easy Civ V Question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-easy-civ-v-question/594924>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [September 2, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-easy-civ-v-question/594924 "2011-09-02T04:19:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-easy-civ-v-question/594924/1 "2011-09-02T04:19:51Z")

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So I have Civilization 5 up and running on my Mac. I am not sure I like it, since it came from the App Store I have no manual. Still it is pretty.

**How the heck do I save a game?**

All those pretty icons, but none of them seem to be game options or controls.

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**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-easy-civ-v-question/594924/2 "2011-09-02T04:30:12Z")

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Ctrl+S

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**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-easy-civ-v-question/594924/3 "2011-09-02T04:39:06Z")

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You’re a genius! Thanks.

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**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-easy-civ-v-question/594924/4 "2011-09-02T13:24:53Z")

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There is an option amongst the menus, though. Of course I can’t describe it unless the game is open, but it’s there.

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**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-easy-civ-v-question/594924/5 "2011-09-02T19:33:35Z")

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Pressing ‘Esc’ should take you to a root menu where you can save the game, among other things like quitting the game (God forbid!). Way in the upper right, there’s a label called ‘MENU’ which does the same thing if you click on it. Next to it is ‘HELP’, which takes you to the Civilopedia.

You should also have a manual in PDF format. Right-click on the game icon and select ‘View player manual’. There’s also a link on the game’s details page.