Pictures

Copying a picture to the Clipboard
Saving a picture indicated by a link to your computer
Saving a picture on the current page to your computer
Viewing pictures
Viewing animated pictures
Downloading pictures when Show Pictures is turned off
Updating a page when pictures are downloaded


To copy a picture to the Clipboard

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Saving a picture on the current page to your computer

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To save a picture indicated by a link to your computer

  1. Point to the link, press and hold down the mouse button, and then choose Download Image To Disk from the context menu.
  2. Type a file name if one is not given.
  3. Select the location where you want the item to be saved.
  4. Click Save. Internet Explorer saves a copy of the picture, not an alias to it.

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Saving a link on a page to your computer

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To save a picture on the current page to your computer

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To view pictures

  1. On the Edit menu, choose Preferences.
  2. Under Web Browser, click Web Content.
  3. Select the Show Pictures check box.
  4. Click Faster if you want the fastest download or click Better if you want the best quality possible.
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Viewing animated pictures

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To view animated pictures

  1. On the Edit menu, choose Preferences.
  2. Under Web Browser, click Web Content.
  3. Select the Animated GIFs check box.
  4. If you want the GIF to animate continuously, select the Looping check box.
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Glossary (GIF)
Viewing pictures

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To download pictures when Show Pictures is turned off

The following features are useful when you have turned off the Show Pictures setting, but you want to download one or all the images from a particular site:

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To update a page when pictures are downloaded

  1. On the Edit menu, choose Preferences.
  2. Under Web Browser, click Web Content.
  3. In the Progressive Formatting area, click the button that suits your Internet connection.

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