Steps for Finding and Downloading Images from the Internet

 Finding an Image

 Printing the Image Immediately

 Using the Image Immediately in a Program

 Saving the Image for Use Now or Later

 

 1.

To find an image, start by opening up a browser (Netscape or Internet Explorer) on your computer. Once connected, try one of the following in order to search for an image:
 
  • Go to AltaVista or Dogpile or a similar search tool to search for your image.
    • In AltaVista, you can click on the Images link in order to search for images only.
    • Also in Alta Vista, you can search for an image by typing in image:keyword (ex. image:globe) in order to find pages on the Internet that have images named globe.
    • In Dogpile, click on the button next to Images to search for images only.
    • In other search tools, try searching for an image by adding the file extension .gif or .jpg. to your keyword. For example, to search for an image of a globe, try typing globe.gif or globe.jpg in the search window.
    • Note: Once you find a suitable image, be sure to check the "conditions of use" statement found on the website to make sure that the image is free to use. If unsure, try emailing the site's webmaster for permission.
 
  •  Go to a free clip art site (for example, All-Free Clip Art) or a public domain photo website (for example, PDImages) and navigate the site in order to find an image that suits your needs.
 
  • Once you have determined that the image is acceptable to use, you may copy it immediately (without saving it) or save the image for use now and/or later.
   
 2. To print the image immediately:
  • Place your cursor on it and click and hold down on the mouse button. (If using a PC, click and hold down on the right mouse button.)
  • A pop-up menu will appear.
    • In Internet Explorer, scroll down to the choice that says Open This Image in a New Window.
    • In Netscape, scroll down to Open This Image .
    • Highlight your choice and let go.
  • When the new window opens, it should have your image alone on the page. You can then print out that web page which will contain the image alone on the page.
  • To make this image larger or smaller, you must first place it into a word processing program.
   
 3. To use the image immediately in a program (word processing, presentation, graphic design, etc.):
  • Place your cursor on it and click and hold down on the mouse button. (If using a PC, click and hold down on the right mouse button.)
  • A pop-up menu will appear.
    • In Internet Explorer, scroll down to the choice that says Copy Image.
    • In Netscape, scroll down to Copy This Image.
  • Highlight your choice and let go.
  • Open up the program into which you want to place the image, e.g. Microsoft Word, ClarisWorks, PowerPoint, HyperStudio, Word Perfect, etc. Navigate to the page or slide on which you want the image to be located.
  • Select Paste from the Edit pull down menu to place the image into the document. Be sure to save after you place the item.
   
4. To save the image for use now and/or later:
 
  • Place your cursor on it and click and hold down on the mouse button. (If using a PC, click and hold down on the right mouse button.)
  • A pop-up menu will appear.
    • In Internet Explorer, scroll down to the choice that says Download Image to Disk.
    • In Netscape, scroll down to Save this Image As. Highlight this choice and let go.
  • Highlight your choice and let go.
  • Navigate to your hard drive, zip disk, or floppy disk.
  • Prepare to save the image.
    • Each image will have a file name that will appear in the Save window. You can rename that image to something more recognizable for you before you save it.
    • Important! Be sure in renaming the image that it ends with one of the following file extensions:
      .gif or .jpg

      For example, a cartoon image of a globe could be named globe.gif
      A photo of a globe could be named globe.jpg
  • Save the image. You may want to place it within an Images folder so that it will be ready to be used in the program of your choice.
  • To place this image in a document later, use the Insert feature in the program or open up the image and Copy/Paste it into the document.