Working with Web Pages


Usually, you go to a Web site and review the information. When doing so, you may want to email the link (or the page itself) to someone. For instance, you may email a book review to your mom. You may also print a page. For example, you may print an order form to order a product via the telephone or fax. You can also work with the text and images on a page. As an example, you can copy an image from a Web page to a document. For example, you might copy a logo to include in a report. This section covers some of the basic tasks you can do with Web pages and their contents.

Emailing Web Pages

Often in your Web browsing, you come across sites that might be of interest to others. Internet Explorer makes it convenient to send a link or the actual page to others. (You can also open your mailbox and review your mail, using the Read Mail command.)

Follow these steps to send a link or a page via email:

1.

Click the down arrow next to the Mail button.

2.

Click Send a Link or Send Page. Internet Explorer displays a new mail message.

3.

Complete the address and click Send to send the message (see Figure 8.8).

Figure 8.8. You can email a page or a link to a page.


If you send the page, the recipient can view the contents of the page, but usually cannot use any of the links. (This is like taking a snapshot of the page.) If you send a link, the link is included as an attachment or as a link within the message text. The recipient can open the attachment or click the link to go to that page. The recipient can then access any of the information and links at that site.

Printing Web Pages

In addition to emailing pages, you can also print Web pages. For instance, suppose that you are doing research on Leonardo da Vinci and you find a site with a detailed bibliography. Rather than reading this information onscreen, you might want to print and review the information away from your computer. To do so, you can print the page(s).

To print a Web page, follow these steps:

1.

Click the Print button. The Print dialog box appears (see Figure 8.9).

Figure 8.9. You can print a Web page so that you have a hardcopy of the information.


2.

In the Print dialog box, make any changes to the print options and then click OK to print. The page is printed. If the right side of the page is cropped, you can print it correctly by changing the orientation to landscape.

Working with Text and Images

If you want to quote a passage from a Web site, you can retype it. Otherwise, you can copy the text from the site to a document as a shortcut. (Keep in mind that you should cite all sources and should never present someone else's ideas, images, or words as your own.) Likewise, you can copy an image from a Web site to a document.

Follow these steps to copy text or an image:

1.

Select the text or click the image you want to copy.

2.

Right-click the selected item and then click Copy.

3.

Move to the document where you want to paste the text or image.

4.

Open the Edit menu and click Paste. (Or right-click in the location where you want to paste the item and click Paste from the shortcut menu.) The text or image is pasted.

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You can also save an image as a file. To do so, right-click the image and select Save Image As. Then, select a drive and folder for the image and click Save.


Downloading Files

Some sites provide programs, images, documents, or other file types for you to download. You may download programs to add to your computer, such as Adobe Reader, a popular program for sharing documents. Some companies provide add-ons or updates to their programs via the Web; you can download these add-ons or updates. You may also download documents, such as an Adobe Acrobat document (or PDF file) that you can open and read using Adobe Reader. If you have Microsoft Office, you can go online and access its clipart or design gallery and download templates, images, fonts, and so on.

The specifics for downloading a file depend on the site, but most commonly, you click the link for the file and then are prompted to save or open the file. (Usually, you save it, but you can also open and run a document from a site.) If you select to save the file, you next specify a drive and folder and then start the download process. Often, a progress box shows the estimated amount of time needed to download the file, as well as the time already elapsed.

Keep in mind that sharing files is one way to get a computer virus (and potentially put your documents and computer at risk). You should use a virus program to check any downloaded files, especially program files, before you run them. You can find out more about virus programs in Chapter 17.



    Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Windows XP
    Absolute Beginners Guide to Windows XP (2nd Edition)
    ISBN: 078973432X
    EAN: 2147483647
    Year: 2005
    Pages: 176
    Authors: Shelley OHara

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