What happened to "Save As"?

Good grief - what on Earth happened to "Save As"? Why is saving a file under a different name now involve several confusing steps? I suppose this is just a complaint so there is no technical fix except revert to a previous OS. But what the heck? Why take such a simple and perfectly functional concept and screw it all up? They must be very bored in the Mountain Lion department at Apple....
I am referring specifically to Text Edit, but I've seen this with other applications like Pages too I think.
Do I now "Duplicate" the file, then "Rename" it? Or do I just "Rename it"? When you Duplicate and Rename, then Save the file, it doesn't prompt you for a location or file format. So do you then "Move To" the file? How do you change the format? This is absolutely ridiculous... A perfectly simple and workable process, ruined.
Can someone please educate me on how to now properly "Save As"? Thank you.

Hi there,
Hold down the "ALT" key when in the "File" menu and you will see "Save As". Then it all works almost as simple as before.
Regards
Chris

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