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Saving and opening files in Blender works like in any other program, but you can also bring objects and data into other files via appending and linking.

Appending fully copies the object to the new file while linking references it from the original file. Linked objects can only be edited in the original file unless properties, like transformations or material colors, are overridden.

The fastest way to append objects in Blender, if you have two files open at the same time using the same version of Blender, is just to use Ctrl C and Ctrl V to copy and paste between them.

One important topic in this lesson is how Blender handles images. The images themselves are only referenced from your computer and are not stored in the file itself unless you pack the file. You can learn more about this process in the Fundamentals of Texturing. https://b3d.cgcookie.com/e4Ghvm

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