How to Save Documents on a Mac Computer. When you create a document or another type of file on the Mac, save the file on the computer. Files are saved on the Mac through the application's File menu.

The method you'll need to scan a document on a Mac depends on what kind of scanner you have. Here's how to set up nearly any scanner on a Mac.

Google Chrome browser allows you to type, format and edit a document by speaking in Google Docs, using the Voice Typing feature, a speech recognition tool.