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Saving web pages on my computer -- just need some basic info

• I need help in deciding which format to save Web pages in. I'm including the info I got from my Explorer Help file on this, which gives me 4 options, which I've copied & numbered below. I understand option 4, text only, but sometimes I want to keep a page in exact graphic format, so I can print it or send it to other people. I'm not sure about the other 3 formats. First, you'll see the help file info, then my comments. FROM THE HELP FILE: 1. To save all of the files needed to display this page, including graphics, frames, and style sheets, click Web Page, complete. This option saves each file in its original format. 2. To save all of the information needed to display this page in a single MIME-encoded file, click Web Archive [single file*]. This option saves a snapshot of the current Web page. This option is available only if you have installed Outlook Express 5 or later. *This is what my browser actually says, in the 2nd save option. 3. To save just the current HTML page, click Web Page, HTML only. This option saves the information on the Web page, but it does not save the graphics, sounds, or other files. 4. To save just the text from the current Web page, click Text Only. This option saves the information on the Web page in straight text format. MY COMMENTS ON THE ABOVE OPTIONS: I suppose that option 2 -- save in a single file -- is the best for my purposes. I gather that it saves the entire page, as is. But still, it's a bit puzzling. I'd expect it to turn the page into graphics, which would be a fixed version. Yet in this saved version, I can still try to enter data in the search and URL window, etc.-- so is this really permanantly saved or not? And do I have to worry that it may not be retrievable at some point, if standard formats change? (The info below says this is MIME format, which I don't know much about.) Wouldn't it be better to save it as a kind of graphic file, so that every pixel would be completely fixed? If so, how do you do that? As for option 1, I've tried it and it keeps each graphic file separate and puts them all in one folder. I assume you'd do this if you ever want to utilize the graphics separately, or edit them, etc. -- but otherwise, this is too complex... Which means that I can disregard it, for my purposes. As for option 3, it saves the shape of the page but without the graphics. I can't imagine any use for this. (What IS it used for?) Thanks for any help. I'm pricing this question low, since I think it's pretty straightforward...I hope.

• Answer:

  bbb... You ask: "...in this saved version, I can still try to enter data in the search and URL window, etc.-- so is this really permanantly saved or not?" It is permanently saved, on your hard drive, in a single file which is smaller than if you used option 1, which, as you noted, saves all the relevant graphics in a subfolder, and is unnecessarily complex, unless you wish to edit the page, as you also noted. The advantage here is that it is a relatively small file, and it preserves the full function of the webpage from which it was derived. If you saved a copy of Google's search page, for example, all the links would work, and you can enter a search from it, as well. This is so because this type of file is associated with, and opened by default, by your browser - so when you click on the file, your internet browser opens, and you can navigate from there as you would from any open browser window. The file is also small enough to email as an attachment, if, for some reason, you prefer not to simply send the URL. Option 1 is primarily used by website authors who want to preserve copies of the various pages on their website in an archive which can be used for editing the pages. It could also be used to download an entire webpage, or even an entire website, so that you could view it at your leisure without being signed on to the internet through your ISP. "And do I have to worry that it may not be retrievable at some point, if standard formats change?" A file in this format will always be associated with and opened by your browser. What may change is the content of the actual webpage, in which case, some of the graphics and links may not work in the future. Since these are not stored on your hard drive, as in option 1, they may not continue to work if the webpage author redesigns the page. "Wouldn't it be better to save it as a kind of graphic file, so that every pixel would be completely fixed? If so, how do you do that?" It is possible to use certain graphics programs, such as Adobe Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, etc., to obtain what is called a 'screen capture'. This will be an accurate image of exactly what is showing on your computer screen. One limitation of this is that, if the webpage is larger than your screen, and you must scroll down to view it all, you would have to 'capture' each segment and blend them all together to get an image of a page which is several screens in length. Another consideration is that none of the links would work. Additionally, the graphic image file would be larger than the .mht file. The advantage of an image is that you will have an image of what the page used to look like even if the webpage author redesigns it. "As for option 3, it saves the shape of the page but without the graphics. I can't imagine any use for this. (What IS it used for?)" You might use this if you were designing a webpage, and wanted to study the html (hypertext markup language) used by another site, to determine if it might be something you wanted to incorporate into your own design. You wouldn't need to save the images, since they would be irrelevant to your own site. Please do not rate this answer until you are satisfied that the answer cannot be improved upon by means of a dialog established through the "Request for Clarification" process. sublime1-ga