Index: autosave.module
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--- autosave.module	(revision 5559)
+++ autosave.module	(working copy)
@@ -100,6 +100,13 @@
         );
       }
       drupal_add_js($settings, 'setting');
+      // button to save the node as a draft for later use
+      $form['buttons']['save_as_draft'] = array(
+        '#type' => 'button',
+        '#value' => t('Save As Draft'),
+        '#weight' => 15,
+        '#attributes' => array('onclick' => 'Drupal.saveForm(); return false;'),
+      );
     }
   }
 }