Saving files and sorting

Probably a stupid question but I can't understand how to save files in Aperture (and Iphoto as well) - if after editing I want to save it in different folder with different name and in different format (for example if I edited a raw image and want to save it in jpeg). I watched all the tutorials and help and there's nothing there.
And one more thing - how do I sort photos in projects by name, format, date of creation etc? And how do I sort events in Aperture by date? (they are automatically sorted by name)
Sorry for stupid questions, I just started using mac and aperture.

You're starting with a faulty assumption: that one "saves" images in Aperture.
The heart of Aperture is that it is non-destructive. An image file, designated the "master" is imported into Aperture from your camera, a card, etc. and it resides comfortably in your Aperture library. It just sits there, waiting for you to make adjustments. It is not accessible to any other program directly, although you can direct Aperture to produce a high-quality .jpg preview that can be read by other programs.
Any adjustments that you make -- crop, lighten, convert to black and white, etc -- are simply commands. The master is not touched in any way. What you see on the screen changes because Aperture is displaying the image modified by the commands. You can toggle between a view of the master or a view of the adjusted image. Aperture automatically saves the commands that produce the adjustments in a separate file. If you choose, you can direct Aperture to produce a separate version that contains your adjustments. I can't recall if the separate version becomes a master itself or is just a second display of the master+adjustments.
This is radically different from programs like Capture NX, which require you to save the images in a particular format RAW, .jpg, .tiff, etc. to fix the adjustments.
Of course, images can be exported in the traditional formats for any purpose you want.
Aperture's advantages over a more traditional, destructive program are numerous. The only disadvantage is that your images are trapped in Aperture until you export them, which makes switching to the next great software challenging. It's worth it.
Steve

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    So in my folder I have the original NEF files, the weird NEF files, and also the XMP. Does the XMP get overwritten when I save them? My Automatically save XMP is OFF so should I turn it on?
    I am SO confused about the whole XMP thing!!!! How can I be sure that my boss is getting my COMPLETELY edited photos instead of just like my first sweep through or something?
    Thanks!
    Janie

    Does your boss also use Lightroom? It would be a lot less effort for you to send back the work using File > Export as Catalog. So you would email her an exported catalogue of the images you've edited, and she would use File > Import as Catalog to bring your work into her catalogue. File names would have to stay the same, and there are other details that need to be handled.
    The ._ problem is weird. Are the files on an internal or external drive? What sort of connection - USB? Mac or Windows?
    John

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