Hi Gale, I found another way to save the file as 1 whole file: 1. After I record, I press space bar to stop recording. 2. I then press alt and it says file. 3. I then down arrow to export as wav, or another choice further down in the menu is export to mp3. 4. I then press enter on the choice I want, wav, or mp3. 5. Then, it's a regular save dialogue box. Harry ----- Original Message ----- From: Gale Andrews To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 7:11 PM Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: my audio file is in pieces | From "Harry Brown" <wd8oep2464@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:42:34 -0400 | Subject: [audacity4blind] my audio file is in pieces > I'm running a gateway laptop, Windows xp pro, Jaws 12.0.525, and > Audacity 1.3.7. > Here's the problem. I record, by pressing r, then, when I'm done, I > press spacebar to stop the recording. > My problem is, when I save it, my audio file is in 20 pieces. > How can I set audacity to record the entire audio file, and not put it in > pieces? Please read: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=files&i=data-folder http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=files&i=aup So, to open the project again in Audacity, open the .aup file, not the _data folder with the little pieces of audio in it. When you want to use the project audio in Windows Media Player or some other program, do File > Export and choose WAV or whatever format you want. If you want to export to MP3, you will need to add LAME as per these instructions: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&i=lame-mp3 Here is 1.3.13 - please do upgrade: http://audacity.googlecode.com/files/audacity-win-unicode-1.3.13.exe Gale The audacity4blind web site is at //www.freelists.org/webpage/audacity4blind Subscribe and unsubscribe information, message archives, Audacity keyboard commands, and more... To unsubscribe from audacity4blind, send an email to audacity4blind-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with subject line unsubscribe