Downloading Text & Pictures
Use a 3.5 inch DOS formatted disk. Make sure your disk is not locked or write protected. Your disk should look like this one: 
Insert formatted disk into the A drive of the computer.
To Download a Text Document from a Database or SAVE a webpage:
With the webpage open on the screen OR the article open on the screen (after you've clicked the SAVE button that comes with the article), click FILE > Save As
The Save Web Page box will appear. The Save in box should show that the file will be saved to the A Drive.
If SAVE IN doesn't save "A", typeing "a: in the FILE NAME box forces the file to go to your floppy disk.
4. In the File name box:
- Type “a:” so that the file will be saved to the disk in the A drive.
- Type a name for your file. (If a file name already appears, you can use it.)
- Add the file name extension .txt OR .htm at the end of the file name (e.g., a:File Name1.txt).
- Click the Save button.
Citation Information for Bibliography/Works Cited:
- If you are downloading from the web, copy the URL so you can write a proper MLA citation for your works cited page.
- The online database articles WILL include the URL and additional information needed for your bibliography/works cited.
- Ask a librarian for a handout that will show you how to cite your source with the correct URL.
*NOTE: If you save a file as a .html file type, you must be sure that whatever other computer you will be using has a browser (Internet Explorer or Netscape) that can open and read .html files.
To Download a Picture or Graphic:
- Place your mouse pointer in the center of the picture or graphic and click once with the RIGHT mouse button.
- Select Save Picture As and double-click. The Save Picture box will appear. The Save in box should show that the file will be saved to the A Drive.
In the File name box:
- Type “a:” so that the file will be saved to the disk in the A drive.
- Type a name for your file. (If a file name already appears, you can use it.)
- Add the file name extension .gif, .bmp, or .jpg at the end of the file name. Use the same file type that appears in the SAVE AS TYPE box. (e.g., a:Graphic1.gif)
5. Click the Save button.
- Write down the URL (web address) - the URL will not automatically be saved on the disk.
- Ask a librarian for a handout that will show you how to cite your source with the correct URL.
Pictures and graphics can be found on the web at Google Images at http://www.google.com/imghp.
Pictures and graphics can also be found in the following DCCCD Online Subscription Databases: Electric Library, Academic Search Complete, Master File Premier, Student Research Center Gold, and Texas Digital Sanborn Maps .
The best guide to resources is a librarian who can help you in using the catalog, databases and the Web. A librarian can also assist you in selecting materials appropriate for your needs. Please ask at any service desk for information or assistance!
The El Centro College Library does not guarantee the currency or accuracy of these websites. Links to these sites do not represent an endorsement of the site or of information contained within the site.
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Last Updated:
December 10, 2007