Copying, Saving, and Printing Mozilla Firefox

From Mozilla Firefox Help

Copying Part of a Page
To copy text from a page:
1. Select the text.
2. Select Edit > Copy from the Menu
Bar.
You can paste the text into other programs.


To copy a link (URL) or an image link from a page:

1. Position the pointer over the link or image.
2. Right-clickPress Ctrl
and click on the link or image to display a popup menu.
3. Choose Copy Link Location or Copy Image Location. If an image is also a
link, you can choose either menu item.
You can paste the link into other programs or into Firefox's
Location Bar.

Saving All or Part of a Page
To save an entire page in Firefox:

1. Select File > Save Page As. You will see
the Save As dialog box.
2. Choose a location for the saved page.
3. Choose a format for the page you want to save:

* Web Page, Complete: Save the whole web page along
with pictures. This choice allows you to view it as originally shown
with pictures, but it may not keep the HTML link structure of the
original page. Firefox creates a new directory where the
page is saved to save pictures and other files necessary to show the
whole web page.

* Web Page, HTML Only: Save the original page
without pictures. This choice preserves the original HTML link
structure in one file.

* Text file: Save the original page as a text file.
This choice will not preserve the original HTML link structure, but
will allow you to see a text version of the web page in any text
editor.

4. Type a file name for the page and click Save.

To save a frame from within a web page:

1. Position the mouse pointer within the frame.
2. Press Ctrl and click onRight-click the frame to display a popup menu.
3. Select This Frame > Save Frame As from
the submenu. You will see the Save As dialog box.
4. Choose a location for the saved page.
5. Choose a format for the page you want to save.
6. Type a file name for the page and click Save.

Saving a file onto your hard drive lets you view the page when you aren't
connected to the Internet.

To save an image from a page:


1. Position the mouse pointer over the image.

2. Right-clickPress Ctrl
and click on the image to display a popup menu.

3. Select Save Image As. You will see the
Save Image dialog box.

4. Choose a location for the saved image.

5. Type a file name for the image and click Save.


To save a page without displaying it (which is useful for retrieving a
nonformatted page that isn't intended for viewing):



1. Position the mouse pointer over a link to the page.

2. Right-clickPress Ctrl
and click on the link to display a popup menu.

3. Select Save Link to Disk. You will see the
Save As dialog box.

4. Choose a location for the saved page.

5. Type a file name for the page and click Save.



Important: Some links automatically download and save files
to your hard drive after you click them. The URLs for these links often
begin with "ftp" or end with a file-type extension such as
"au" or "mpeg." These links might transmit software,
sound, or movie files and can launch helper applications that support the
files.


Tip: To set an image as your desktop background,
right-clickpress Ctrl,
click the mouse button on an image and choose Set As Desktop
Background... from the popup menu.


Printing a Page


To print the current page:



* Select File > Print.



To print selected text:


* Select the text in the current page.

* Select File > Print. The print dialog
box will appear.

* Under Print Range, click Selection.



The web page's author and the size of the printed page, not the size of the
onscreen window, determine placement of content on the printed page. Text is
wrapped and graphics are repositioned to accommodate paper size.


Using Print Preview


To have an early look at how a page will look before it is printed, you can
use Print Preview:



* Select File > Print Preview.



In Print Preview, you can do the following with pages you want to print:


* View a preview of each page: Click the
Next ,
Previous ,
First ,
or Last
button to move between pages.

* Change the scale (size) of pages: In the Scale
drop-down menu, choose "50%" to make each page half the size of
the original page. To automatically resize pages so that they fit the width
of the paper, choose "Shrink to Fit". You can also type in your
own percentage by choosing "Custom...".

* Change the orientation of the page: Choose
Portrait
to position the page with the shorter side facing up. Choose
Landscape
to position the page sideways with the longer side facing up.

* Go to Page Setup: Click Page Setup to further
customize pages you want to print.

* Go to Print: Click Print to print the
pages.



Note: Some Print Preview functions are different or
unavailable on Mac OS and Linux.


Using Page Setup

Note: Some Page Setup functions are different or
unavailable on Mac OS and Linux.


To customize how pages are printed in Firefox, you can use Page Setup:



* Select File > Page Setup.



In Page Setup, you can change the following settings for pages you want to
print:



* Format & Options: Choose the orientation, scale, and other
options:


o Orientation:


+ Portrait: Choose this to position the page
normally, with the shorter side facing up.

+ Landscape: Choose this to position the page
sideways, with the longer side facing up.

o Scale: Type in a percentage of the original size. For example,
type "50" to make each page half the size of the original page.


+ Shrink To Fit Page Width: Select this to automatically
resize the page to the width of the paper.




o Options:


+ Print Background (colors and images): Select this to
print background images and colors. If unselected only pictures and color in the
foreground (in front) are printed.


* Margins & Header/Footer: Click this tab to set up margins,
headers, and footers:


o Margins:


+ Top, Bottom, Left, Right: Type a margin in the given units
for the top, bottom, left, and right margins.




o Headers & Footers: Each drop-down list represents either
a header or a footer area. The top row of drop-down lists are for the left, center, and
right header areas. The bottom row are for the left, center, and right footer areas. In
each drop-down list, choose one of the following options:


+ --blank--: Show nothing in this area.

+ Title: Show the web page title.

+ URL: Show the web page URL (URL's usually start with
"http://").

+ Date/Time: Show the date and time when the web page is
printed.

+ Page #: Show the page number of each page.

+ Page # of #: Show the page number along with the total number
of pages. For example, if you print a five page web page, "3 of 5" would
be shown on the third page.

+ Custom: Type your own text. You can include any of the
following codes to print specific information:


# &PT: Page Number with Total (Example: "3 of
5")

# &P: Page Number

# &D: Date

# &U: URL

# &T: Page Title
Tip: To see a preview of changes made to Page Setup, use
Print Preview.