How to Download Text and Images From the Web

How to Download Text and Images from the Web

Saving Text ~ Saving Images

Netscape & Internet Explorer: How to Download Text From the Web

Step One: Locate the Web page you would like to save and be viewing it as you follow the steps below.

Step Two: Click on File in the upper left corner of the Netscape screen.

Step Three: Select Save As from the drop-down menu.

Step Four: Save in: In the window that appears click on the arrow to the right of the box labeled Save In: and select disk drive (A:, C:, D:, etc.) and the folder where you wish to save the file.

Step Five: File name: In the box labeled File name: type a name for the page you're about to save. You can give it any name you like.

Step Six: Save as type: In the box labeled Save as type: HTML File click on the arrow and select Plain Text (*.txt). (HTML is the code language used to create Web pages. If you save as an HTML file you'll get a copy of the text with lots of code interspersed.

Step Seven: Click on the Save button. You have now saved the text of the page to the drive you designated in Step Four, and the window will disappear.

Step Eight: Using any word processing program, click on File from the upper left corner of the menu bar, click on Open, select the drive where you saved the file, and open the file.

Netscape & Internet Explorer: How to Download Images From the Web
Step One:	As you're viewing the image you'd like to save, right-click on the image.
Step Two:	From the menu that appears, select *Save picture as* (IE) or *Save image as* (Netscape).
Step Three:	*Save in:* In the window that appears click on the arrow to the right of the box labeled *Save In:* and select disk drive (A:, C:, D:, etc.) and the folder where you wish to save the image.
Step Four:	*File name:* In the box labeled *File name:* type a name for the page you're about to save. You can give it any name you like.
Step Five:	*Save as type:* In the box labeled *Save as type:* click on the arrow and select a file type. The possible choices (and there may not be a choice) include .gif, .jpeg, and .bmp. Information about file types.
Step Six:	Click on the *Save* button. You have now saved the image to the drive you designated in Step Three and the window will disappear.
Step Seven:	You can now open this file in a word processing program or a paint/graphics program such as Paint Shop Pro. In a graphics program click on *File* from the upper left corner of the menu bar, click on *Open*, select the drive where you saved the file, and open the file. In a word processing program look for a menu choice to insert graphic (or picture).

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Netscape & Internet Explorer: How to Download Text From the Web
Step One:	Locate the Web page you would like to save and be viewing it as you follow the steps below.
Step Two:	Click on *File* in the upper left corner of the Netscape screen.
Step Three:	Select *Save As* from the drop-down menu.
Step Four:	*Save in:* In the window that appears click on the arrow to the right of the box labeled *Save In:* and select disk drive (A:, C:, D:, etc.) and the folder where you wish to save the file.
Step Five:	*File name:* In the box labeled *File name:* type a name for the page you're about to save. You can give it any name you like.
Step Six:	*Save as type:* In the box labeled *Save as type: HTML File* click on the arrow and select **Plain Text (.txt)***. (HTML is the code language used to create Web pages. If you save as an HTML file you'll get a copy of the text with lots of code interspersed.
Step Seven:	Click on the *Save* button. You have now saved the text of the page to the drive you designated in Step Four, and the window will disappear.
Step Eight:	Using any word processing program, click on *File* from the upper left corner of the menu bar, click on Open, select the drive where you saved the file, and open the file.