Downloading Image Files

If you're using a MAC: Save an image by holding down the mouse button while the pointer is over the image. Choose "Save as..." from the pop-up box then go to the location where you wish to save the image.

AOL USERS: The AOL web browser is a modified version of Microsoft Internet Explorer (MSIE). One of the modifications is that by default it "compresses" graphics to an .ART format. The problem is that when you save images off web pages in the AOL browser, they stay in the .ART format - even if they are named with .gif or .jpg extensions. This means that only the MSIE Web Browsers can view images on your page - anyone using any other browser cannot see them!

Too, there is no paint program that can "read" and edit .ART format, so if you are downloading images even for non-Web use, you likely won't be able to use them.

The solution is to turn off the compression feature. The steps for the latest version of the AOL browser, are: Select:  - Members - Preferences - WWW - Web Graphics  Turn off Compress Graphics

* The other solution is to download and install an un-modified version of Internet Explorer or Netscape.