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      type="topic" style="task"
      id="snapshot-create">
  <info>
    <revision pkgversion="3.14" date="2014-09-14" status="review"/>
    <link type="guide" xref="index#snapshots" group="#first" />

    <credit type="author copyright">
      <name>Michael Hill</name>
      <email>mdhill@gnome.org</email>
      <years>2014</years>
    </credit>

    <desc>Save the state of a box for later use.</desc>
  </info>

  <title>Create a snapshot</title>

  <p>If your virtual machine is operating perfectly in a desired configuration,
  you may want to save the setup before it breaks because of a software upgrade
  or configuration change. Taking a snapshot of the box preserves the current
  state so you can return to it as often as you want.</p>

  <steps>
    <item><p>Open the <link xref="interface#properties">properties view</link>
    for the box. If the box is open, click the Properties button in the header
    bar. The properties view can also be accessed from
    <link xref="interface#selection">selection mode</link>.</p></item>
    <item><p>Click <gui>Snapshots</gui> in the sidebar.</p></item>
    <item><p>Click <key>+</key> below the <gui>Snapshots</gui> list.</p></item>
  </steps>

  <p>A snapshot is saved reflecting the current state of your box. It appears
  in the list.</p>

</page>
