How Do i Save Pictures From A Website ?

DanPuma08 · DanPuma08 #1 (**permalink**)

09-23-2007, 01:07 PM

How do i save pictures from a website like u can on a windows pc ????

wen i go to file and save as it saves it as a web archive.

mac0s9user · mac0s9user #2 (**permalink**)

09-23-2007, 01:26 PM

I just drag it to my desktop

fleurya · fleurya #3 (**permalink**)

09-23-2007, 02:04 PM

I just right click and choose "save image to desktop". Pretty much just like I did on Windows.

goobimama · goobimama #4 (**permalink**)

09-23-2007, 02:05 PM

Or right click on it and select "Save Image as" or "Save image to desktop" but yeah, the dragging to desktop works especially well. you can pretty much drag it to whatever location you want, cause if you hover over the Macintosh HD icon, a finder window will pop up.

To drag it to the desktop without moving your Safari window, make your lower left corner a hot corner for "Show desktop" in the Expose/dashboard preference pane in system preferences.

Fairly · Fairly #5 (**permalink**)

09-23-2007, 04:35 PM

So you see what you're getting before you waste your time find a context menu item akin with "open image in new tab". Then look at the tab. If you like it THEN you can 'save as'. The browser - presumably Safari as you talk about "webarchive" which is an XML definition - takes what you have in the location bar to save. You can do any of the other stuff too but it's important to know WHY you're doing what you're doing and how your apps work. Saves are according to the currently viewed URL - and in the latter case when you've opened the image in a new tab of it's own then it's this image that's saved. Got it?

shahvikram123 · shahvikram123 #6 (**permalink**)

09-23-2007, 05:33 PM

just drag the picture to the desktop, it's so simple!!!

MMATruman · MMATruman #7 (**permalink**)

09-23-2007, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shahvikram123

just drag the picture to the desktop, it's so simple!!!

This is what I love about Mac.

Davox · Davox #8 (**permalink**)

08-04-2009, 05:36 PM

hay there, does anyone a good program, or way to save web image on a Mac as a BMP File, thanks

bobtomay · bobtomay #9 (**permalink**)

08-04-2009, 05:55 PM

Don't know that there is an app that will auto change the current file type as it downloads.

You can however, open the file once you've saved it to your machine, even in Preview and Save As multiple different file types including Microsoft BMP.

margaret438 · margaret438 #10 (**permalink**)

08-04-2009, 09:50 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by shahvikram123
just drag the picture to the desktop, it's so simple!!!
This is what I love about Mac.

it didn't work for me. file name says - photos.cfm with an http@ sign when i drag to desktop. when i click on it, it just shows the website page.

samus3456 · samus3456 #11 (**permalink**)

11-12-2009, 05:17 PM

yhea what if the option to "save image as" is grayed out?

DarkestRitual · DarkestRitual #12 (**permalink**)

11-12-2009, 05:49 PM

Then screen capture it with command shift 4, highlight the pic, and snag it off your desktop.

didymus · didymus #13 (**permalink**)

11-13-2009, 03:55 AM

The .cfm extension to a file name indicates that it is a Cold Fusion file - not a normal image file - take a look at http://www.downloadatoz.com/file-ext...extension.html for further information

psaxena · psaxena #14 (**permalink**)

11-13-2009, 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goobimama

make your lower left corner a hot corner for "Show desktop" in the Expose/dashboard preference pane in system preferences.

Oh My God!!
I'm a new user too and have just now come to know about this feature of Expose`.
Thanks a lot.
I love my mac a bit more now

kalla · kalla #15 (**permalink**)

12-21-2009, 12:38 AM

i'm a new mac user and i'm confused..

i put the desktop as my screen corner so it would come up when i put the mouse there, so after clicking and dragging the photo to the desktop, where does it go?! i couldn't find it after i got out of the e-mail...

please help![/B][/B]

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Member Since: Dec 22, 2006 Location: Texas, where else? Posts: 21,796 Mac Specs: 15" MBP 2.33 C2D 256 4GB, MBA 13" i7 1.8, MB 2.0 2GB, Nano 4th, 3GS, iPad 1	08-04-2009, 05:55 PM Don't know that there is an app that will auto change the current file type as it downloads. You can however, open the file once you've saved it to your machine, even in Preview and Save As multiple different file types including Microsoft BMP. I cannot be held responsible for the things that come out of my mouth. In the Windows world, most everything folks don't understand is called a virus. Place your vote for our Member of the Month
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DanPuma08 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 23, 2007 Location: UK Posts: 23	09-23-2007, 01:07 PM How do i save pictures from a website like u can on a windows pc ???? wen i go to file and save as it saves it as a web archive.
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mac0s9user #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 18, 2007 Location: Guam Posts: 1,004 Mac Specs: Gateway2000 P5-60. 66Mhz and 128 MB RAM.	09-23-2007, 01:26 PM I just drag it to my desktop
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goobimama #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 28, 2006 Posts: 2,542 Mac Specs: iMac Core Duo 20", iBook G4, iPhone 8GB :)	09-23-2007, 02:05 PM Or right click on it and select "Save Image as" or "Save image to desktop" but yeah, the dragging to desktop works especially well. you can pretty much drag it to whatever location you want, cause if you hover over the Macintosh HD icon, a finder window will pop up. To drag it to the desktop without moving your Safari window, make your lower left corner a hot corner for "Show desktop" in the Expose/dashboard preference pane in system preferences.
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Fairly #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 02, 2007 Location: Cambridge UK Posts: 67	09-23-2007, 04:35 PM So you see what you're getting before you waste your time find a context menu item akin with "open image in new tab". Then look at the tab. If you like it THEN you can 'save as'. The browser - presumably Safari as you talk about "webarchive" which is an XML definition - takes what you have in the location bar to save. You can do any of the other stuff too but it's important to know WHY you're doing what you're doing and how your apps work. Saves are according to the currently viewed URL - and in the latter case when you've opened the image in a new tab of it's own then it's this image that's saved. Got it?
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shahvikram123 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 16, 2006 Location: UK, London Posts: 632 Mac Specs: Macbook: 2GHZ Intel C2D, 2 Gig Ram, 80 GB HD. Mac Mini: Intel C2D 2GHZ, 2 gig ram, 120gb HD	09-23-2007, 05:33 PM just drag the picture to the desktop, it's so simple!!!
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Davox #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 04, 2009 Posts: 1	08-04-2009, 05:36 PM hay there, does anyone a good program, or way to save web image on a Mac as a BMP File, thanks
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margaret438 #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 18, 2008 Posts: 143	08-04-2009, 09:50 PM Quote: Originally Posted by shahvikram123 just drag the picture to the desktop, it's so simple!!! This is what I love about Mac. it didn't work for me. file name says - photos.cfm with an http@ sign when i drag to desktop. when i click on it, it just shows the website page.
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samus3456 #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 25, 2009 Posts: 4	11-12-2009, 05:17 PM yhea what if the option to "save image as" is grayed out?
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DarkestRitual #12 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 09, 2009 Location: Ithaca NY Posts: 2,073 Mac Specs: 13 inch alMacBook 2GHz C2D 4G DDR3, 1.25GHz G4 eMac	11-12-2009, 05:49 PM Then screen capture it with command shift 4, highlight the pic, and snag it off your desktop.
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didymus #13 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 23, 2009 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 191 Mac Specs: Model Identifier: iMac9,1 Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz	11-13-2009, 03:55 AM The .cfm extension to a file name indicates that it is a Cold Fusion file - not a normal image file - take a look at http://www.downloadatoz.com/file-ext...extension.html for further information
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kalla #15 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 21, 2009 Location: MN Posts: 1	12-21-2009, 12:38 AM i'm a new mac user and i'm confused.. i put the desktop as my screen corner so it would come up when i put the mouse there, so after clicking and dragging the photo to the desktop, where does it go?! i couldn't find it after i got out of the e-mail... please help![/B][/B]
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