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In my browser, how do I download an inline or background image from a web page?

An inline image appears alongside text in a web page, while a background image usually appears in a tiled pattern behind the text. Both kinds of image can be in either JPEG or GIF format. You can use Netscape, Internet Explorer, or Safari to download an inline or background image, according to the appropriate steps below.

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Netscape

To download an inline image, follow these steps:

  1. Position your mouse on top of the image you want to download. In Mac OS or Mac OS X, hold down the mouse button. In Windows, right-click.

  2. A pop-up menu will appear; choose Save Image As... . A Save dialog box will appear, allowing you to select the directory in which you want to save the image.

To download a background image in Netscape 6.x, 7.x, or 8, follow these steps:

  1. On the page with the background image you want to download, right-click an area of the background (in Windows) or hold down the mouse button (in Mac OS and Mac OS X).

  2. From the menu that appears, select View Background Image.

  3. The next page that appears will contain the background image; it may appear as a small square in the upper left corner. You can then download it with a pop-up menu as described above.

To download a background image in Netscape 4.x, follow these steps:

  1. From the View menu, select Page Info. (If the background is in a frame, select Frame Info).

  2. The Page Info or Frame Info screen will have the URL for the background image (it will be designated as such). Click the URL and the image will appear in the bottom frame of the window. You will then be able to download it with a pop-up menu as described above.

Internet Explorer

To download an inline image, follow these steps:

  1. Position your mouse on top of the image you want to download and right-click (for Mac OS or Mac OS X, Ctrl-click).

  2. A pop-up menu will appear. In Windows, choose Save Picture As... . In Mac OS or Mac OS X, choose Download Image to Disk.

  3. In the dialog box that appears, select the directory in which you want to save the image.

To download a background image, follow these steps:

Windows

  1. Right-click the background image you want to download.

  2. A pop-up menu will appear; select Save Background As... . A Save Picture dialog box will appear, allowing you to select the directory in which you want to save the image.

Mac OS and Mac OS X

Note: Microsoft is no longer developing or distributing Internet Explorer for the Macintosh. UITS strongly recommends that you use a different browser, such as Safari or Firefox.

To download a background image in Internet Explorer for Mac OS or Mac OS X, Ctrl-click or right-click the image and, from the menu that appears, select View Source or View Frame Source. Find the URL (address) for the background image in the document's <body> tag (it should be near the top). You can open that URL and then download the image according to the instructions above for downloading inline images in Internet Explorer.

Safari

To download an inline image, click and drag the image to the desktop or a document in another application. You can also Ctrl-click the image and select either Save Image As... or Copy Image to Clipboard.

To download a background image, Ctrl-click or right-click the image and, from the menu that appears, select View Source or View Frame Source. Find the URL (address) for the background image in the document's <body> tag (it should be near the top). Open that URL and then download the image as described above for inline images in Safari.

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