animation render saving

how do I save my animation in a movie format like a quicktime file?

http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc:Manual

Is there a quicker way?

Hi,

No, the way described in the manual is the fastest way to save your animation.

Hi,

It just occurred to me that you might not know which section of the manual to refer to. Try these for starters:

http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc:Manual/Render/Animations
http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc:Manual/Render/Output_Formats

those actually were the ones I was looking at and now it works!