New to Mac--how do I save filed to a CD

On my PC, I'd insert a blank CD-RW disc, format it, and just leave it in my drive. Anytime I wanted to save a file, whether it was a Word document or a photo, I'd click Save As, and when it prompted me for where, I'd click the disc (Drive G), and presto, the file would go to the disc, and I could rewrite it any time I want. I've been trying for over an hour to do that on my new iMac, and I don't see how. I've been through the Help section over and over and can't figure out how to do this. Any help would be appreciated. I see how I can make a disc one time by selecting a lot of files and burning them simultaneously, but I don't see how I can just format a disc for read/write access, and leave it in my drive to save files to it with just one click. It was so simple on my PC. Is it even possible on a Mac?

I think what you are talking about is packet writing to CDRW media now called a version of UDF, I believe. AFAIK that doesn't exist on the Mac, but I could be wrong. There used to be an Adaptec product called DirectCD that did UDF on the Mac.
Some old information: http://www.sweetwater.com/expert-center/techtips/d--01/12/2001
And wiki information .. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UniversalDiskFormat States UDF 1.5 on Mac 10.4.5 only supports the plain style of UDF writing.
Those articles also discuss reasons NOT to do packet writing as well as compatability problems.
I would suggest a cheap $30 2GB flash stick.

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