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Instructions & Printing Alternatives

Printing, Downloading, or Emailing should be easy given these instructions.
If you have difficulties, please ask a reference librarian for help.

Image of a Printer

Print Web Pages || Download Web Pages || Download Images || Email Articles

Print from the Internet:

(Note: Many web pages have links that say "Printable Version" or "Printer-friendly Version." Choosing this link may get rid of sidebars and other non-text features.)

The location of printing options will vary depending upon your web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.) and how you have configured it. Look for a Printer icon or a menu option that says Print (or Print Preview).

Click on Print Preview.

  • Check which pages actually have the information you need. (Remember: Printing is limited to 15 sheets per day.)
  • Click the Print button or option.
  • If you want to specify which pages to print, in the pop-up window, click on Pages choice and then enter the range of pages to print.
  • (Example: Pages   from : 3      to: 5)
  • If you want to print a specific part of the web page, highlight a selection with the mouse before starting the printing process, then choose Print..., and then click on the Selection choice.
  • Click on OK.

All printing goes to a shared printer.

Go to other general information about Printing in ACC Libraries.

Download Web Pages to a portable storage device, e.g., USB drive:

(Note: Saving web pages in HTML format (.htm or .html) as outlined below will automatically create a folder for any graphics associated with the web page being saved. This can take up a lot of space on your storage device and may potentially fill all of the remaining space.)

  • Insert a portable storage device (like a Thumb drive).
  • Note: as with printing options, Save options may be located in different place depending upon your web browser. Look for a Page option or an Edit menu. Usually, this will provide the Save option.
  • Go to page you wish to save and click on Save As...
  • In the pop-up window, click on the down arrow in the Save in window at the top or Browse to the appropriate drive. Choose the drive where your portable storage is.
  • In the File name window, type a name.
    • If you will want to use the information later while word processing, make sure the file name ends in .txt
    • If you will want to look at what you are saving later as a web page, make sure the file name ends in .htm or .html
  • Click on Save.
  • When drive light goes off, remove your storage device.

Download Web Images and Graphics:

(Note: This procedure will work on many computers, but not on the library desktop computers. The right-click function on these computers has been disabled for security reasons.)

  • Place the mouse on top of the image and click with the right mouse button.
  • In the pop-up window, select Save Image As... (or Save Picture As ...)
  • Follow steps 3-6 as in the previous instructions. Except, use the file name and 3-letter extension(.gif, .jpg, etc.) that appears.

Email Articles from Subscription Electronic Resources:

Most of the electronic resources to which ACC subscribes allow emailing articles to the searcher.

Although the individual resources handle this is different ways, the methods are somewhat similar:

  • After searching, a results list is displayed. You may take a look at the results one at at time or you may mark particular results for later viewing, etc.
  • Once all the desired results are marked, you can either
  • view them on screen,
  • print them to a local printer,
  • download to a portable storage device, or
  • email them to yourself.
  • Instructions for doing any of these things is found usually at the end of  the list or at the bottom of the results screen.
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pageauthor: MPeloquin
updated: Jan 09