Why save to disk?

Conserve paper and minimize waste.

Save as many articles and web pages as you like and review later!

Keep necessary citation information for bibliographies.

To save/download

1. Bring a disk or purchase a two-pack of disks for $.2.25 from the Copy Center located in the Library.
2. Insert disk in the A: drive
3. With the Web page or article displayed, click on File from the Menu at the top of the screen.
4. Click on Save As.
5. In the pop-up box type in a name for the file or accept the default filename.
6. Choose to save as either Plain Text or HTML. (See * items for more information.)
7. Click on Save

*Saving as Plain Text will only save the words on the page, and when opened some formatting may be lost and margins may not line up properly.

*Saving as HTML will preserve the images, the layout and the formatting. However, opening and viewing the file requires either a Browser (like Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape) or a word processor (like Microsoft Word 97) that can open HTML files.

Tips for opening saved files

• Library workstations cannot be used, go to your computer labs.
• With a word processor, when selecting files to open, be sure to look in the A: drive for the file, and select the appropriate file type, Text files or HTML files.
• With a Browser, go to the file menu and select open. Look in the A: drive for the file.

E-mail is an alternative to Printing!

In general, you cannot "send a web page" by E-mail from the workstations in the Library. E-mail can only be used if the particular database supports that function. It is possible to email articles and citations from: Expanded Academic Index, General Businessfile, Periodical Abstracts, Electric Library, ABI/Inform, Academic Universe and Uncover

PDF files

Files that are in PDF format (using Adobe Acrobat) cannot be sent by E-mail.