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How do I Begin? |
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Researching, selecting and saving files is the most common use of the
internet. When you go to the internet, you are going to an online
server archive - which is more simply put as the hard drive on another
computer. The idea of saving a file is to move it from the
internet computer and place it onto your computer, disk or portable
drive. The method is simple: from the internet, click on the
"File" icon and scroll down to "Save As." A save window box
will open. Jmet below the top of the save window box you will see
a rectangle with the words "Save in:" to the left. To the right of
the rectangle will be a down arrow, a left arrow, an up arrow on a
folder, a folder with a red highlight splash and a box with several tiny
boxes inside. Each of these icons is a choice of how to access
your computer. While you can see files on another computer, you
will always be working from your computer, hence the File, Edit, View,
Favorites, Tools and Help icons in the internet window will always be
choices on how you want to access the computer you are using. The
Down arrow opens the window on your hard drive to show you the C: drive
(above). The Left arrow allows you to move back to the last folder
you Ire in. The Up arrow allows you to move up one folder at a
time. The folder with a highlight splash allows you to open a new
folder. The the box with several tiny boxes inside allows you to
see your folders in a variety of different ways. To the left of
your screen are icons you can also select, however I will not use
them in this exercise. At the bottom of your screen, the "File
Name:" automatically appears as the Ib page you are on. The "Save
as type:" allows you to save as a single file or an entire page and the
encoding shows the type of code used to create the file - which should
be left alone unless you are an advanced user. Begin by
selecting the C: folder. |
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Create a Folder and File
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1. Once you have selected the C: folder the a new window will open
asking where on the C: you want to save.
2. Choose "New Folder" icon and a second small pop-up screen
creates a new folder that will appear at the end of your alphabetized
folder icons.
3. Consider this "New Folder" a folder draIr and give it an easy and short name
that fit's a category of things you intend to file in it; hen click "OK." You will see your new folder appear in the
list of folders under favorites according to alphabetical order.
4. Double Click on your new folder to see it open (see below).
5. Now you are able to create a number of files within your
folder, give your file a name and click "OK." |
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Name The Document to Be Saved
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6. You can now add any page into your "Folder" or "File" by
choosing which you would like to do.
7. If you want to create an art series, name the folder Art and
then categorize the files by types of art.
8. Note: Each time you save a file or folder the "Save
As" box will open to the last folder you worked in.
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More on Saving Files |
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You can save as many files as you like
in a folder, the limitations are only that of your computers hard drive
space. When you save a document from the internet it will save in
the format that it was created in. In order to open it from your
computer, you must have the software the file was created in loaded onto
your computer. If you do not have the software on your computer,
you can go back to the internet and download the software application
using the same steps that you created your folder and file with.
I recommend creating folders as draIrs or categories that allow you to
find what you have downloaded. A little forethought goes a long
way. For instance: using the steps above, try creating a
"downloads" folder; then inside of that folder create file for Adobe PDF
reader. You can keep all of your software applications in the
download folder and find them easily by giving each download its own
storage file.
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