Tips on saving files from your browsers
FOR PC USERS
There are several ways to save files depending on what browser you're using. If you're using Microsoft Internet Explorer (or the AOL browser), for example, you can position your mouse cursor over the link that leads to a .wav, .avi, .jpg file etc. and then click your right mouse button. This causes a menu with several options to appear. Choose the option "save target as.." This option opens your directory and lets you choose what folder or drive you'd like to save the file to.
If you have Netscape,
the procedure is the same, but the menu wording is slightly
different. Choose the option "save link as.." This does
the same thing, it opens up your directory so you can save the
file where you want to.
Then there's always the temporary
internet files folder. It stores up
everything you access on the web (that's why you should clean it
out regularly) You can open that folder and copy and paste the
file to a permanent folder where you'd like to keep it, or
"click and drag" the file from the temp folder to
another by clicking on the file in Windows Explorer, holding down
the mouse button until you "drag" it to a new folder,
then just release the mouse button.
FOR MAC USERS
Saving files with a Mac is simplicity itself. For example, click on a graphic image and a menu pops up automatically with several options to choose from, whether to open another browser window, download the image, or other options, it's all there the moment you click on a link. Just choose to download the image sound or movie.
Just accessing the files
(hearing or viewing) without saving them
If you just want to hear or view a file, but not
save it, then left click your mouse on the link. This will
activate whatever default media player/viewer you have. For
example, if you click on a .ram file, then likely a Real Player
viewer will pop up, or Windows Media Player, Quicktime, etc.
There's not much you have to do in this case but sit back and
enjoy. Some players try to "stream" a sound or image
and that means they're trying to play it for you even before it's
fully loaded and so you'll hear it stop and start and stop and
start. Don't worry, when it's all finished sputtering, just hit
the "play" button on your default player, and it'll
sound and look as it should.
Always Use a Little
Caution
When downloading anything
from a web site, make sure you know the site, its owner or that
it is recommended by a friend, or other reputable source you
trust, or part of a webring that has certain standards and
requirements to participate. As brilliant as computers seem,
they're really only as smart as their owners.
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