NCSA Mosaic for MS Windows User Guide: Tips and Tricks

Saving Files to Disk

You can save documents to your local disk. (See "Filenames" on page 6-2 for more information.) Among the reasons you might want to save files (either in HTML format or as text) are to:

Current File

To save the current file (i.e., the file displayed in your Document View window) to disk:

  1. Select Save As from the File menu
  2. With the right mouse button click on Save to Disk. Select the file format you want (HTML or text).

Hyperlinked File

To save a hyperlinked document to disk without opening it:

  1. Place your cursor on the hyperlink
  2. Click the left mouse button while holding down the SHIFT key
  3. Click on Save to Disk in the dialog box. Select the file format you want (HTML or text).
  4. Locate the appropriate directory and enter a filename. Click OK.