Instructions & Printing Alternatives

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

(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.

(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.

(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.

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.