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Downloading & Printing
The following are directions for printing and downloading articles from online library databases or from the Web. Please check with your particular library before printing or downloading information as procedures and regulations may vary.
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Printing
Articles |
Once a usable magazine or journal article is located on an online library database or on the Web, it is possible to print either the full-text article, if available, or the citation. To print, click on the Print button on the Netscape tool bar at the top of the screen. When the drop-down menu, appears, click on OK.
Sometimes articles are short but other articles can run to a hundred pages or more. In order to determine how long an article is, click on File at the top of the screen on the Menu Bar and select Print Preview . An image of the article will appear. Look at the bottom left corner of the first image to determine the length of the article. If only a few pages are required, rather than the whole article, it is possible to select a page range (ex. 1 to 5) in the Print drop-down menu. If the article is very long, downloading the article onto a disk is a good alternative to printing the entire article. The instructions on this page explain how to download articles from online library databases or Web pages.
| Downloading
Articles |
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To
download an article or a page of citations from a library database, the
information to be downloaded must be visible on the computer screen. Then:
1. Click
on File
2. Click on Save As (a menu box will appear)
3. Select the a:/ drive (floppy disk)
4. Name the file
5. Set the file type to plain text if it is an article
6. Set the file type to html if it is a Web page.
7. Click on Save
A file of downloaded library database articles can be opened in Word or any other word processing program.
Opening Downloaded Articles
1. Open
a word processing program
2. Insert a disk
3. Click on File
4. Click on Open
5. Select the file from the a:/ disk
6. Click on Open
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Downloading
Web Pages |
The text of Web
pages may be downloaded by the same method as listed above for articles. However,
on Web pages, pictures and any other graphics have to be downloaded separately.
The text and picture files must be on the same disk or on the same drive to
be seen when opened later.
Downloading Web Page Graphics
1. Place the
cursor over the graphic
2. Click on the right side of the mouse
3. Click on Save Image As
4. Do not change the name of the image
5. Save to the a:/ disk
Be
sure to observe the rules of copyright.
Opening Downloaded Web Pages
1. Click on File
2. Click on Open
3. Click on Browse
4. Select the file from the a:\ disk
5. Click on Open
6. Click on Open again
