Flock makes it easy to copy, save, print and download just about anything you see or hear on the web. After learning these basics, you'll also want to check out Flock's advanced features for saving and sharing in Share Pictures, Text and Video.

In this section:

• Copy and Paste Text
• Save an Entire Web Page
• Copy or Save Links, Images or Other Types of Files
• Print Web Pages
• Save Files through the Download Manager
• Keep Track of Downloaded Files

Copy and Paste Text

1. Click and drag the mouse or cursor to select the text you want to copy.
2. Open the Edit menu and choose Copy (or press CTRL+C).
3. Click in another type of document (e.g. an email), and choose Edit > Paste from the menu (or press CTRL+V) and paste the text.

Save an Entire Web Page

1. With a web page open in your browser, open the File menu and select Save Page As. The Save As dialog appears.
2. Choose a location for the saved page.
3. Beside Save as Type, click the down arrow to choose a format for the page you want to save:
   • Web Page, Complete: Save the entire web page including pictures.
   • Web Page, HTML Only: Save the original page without pictures.
   • Text file: Save the original page as a pure text file.
   
4. Type a name for the page and click Save.

Copy or Save Links, Images or Other Types of Files

1. Rest the mouse pointer over a link or image on any web page.
2. Right-click (CTRL-click on Mac). A drop-down menu appears.

3. Use the arrow or mouse to select from a host of menu options which allow you to view, copy, send or save the link or image in a variety of ways. Note that if the link is to an audio, video, pdf or other type of file (rather than just to a web page), then Save Link As will open a dialog for saving the file to your computer.
   Tip: Right-click (CTRL-click on Mac) over a link to an email address, and the drop-down menu will include an option to Copy Email Address.

Print Web Pages

1. To print the current page you're viewing in your browser, open the File menu.
2. Choose Print Preview to verify the content will print in the way you want.
   Note: How web pages print depends in part on the author of the web page itself.
3. Choose Page Setup from the File menu to choose portrait or landscape orientation, to enlarge or reduce the print size, or to decide whether background colors and images should be printed. You can also set margins and choose to print a header or footer.
4. Choose Print to print your document.
5. The Print dialog lets you choose which printer to use, how many copies to print, and so forth. The options available to you depend on the type of printer you have.
   Note: The preceding options may appear slightly differently, or in different orders, in computers running Windows, MAC and Linux.
   

Save Files through the Download Manager

1. To download a program, video or other type of file from the internet, click on the link to it.
2. The Download Manager will automatically open.
3. Choose whether you want to Open the file, Save it on your computer or Cancel.
4. To open it, specify which program on your computer should open it.
5. If you choose to save it, the download manager opens and tracks the progress of your download.

6. Press the X button to pause the download. Press the X a second time to cancel the download, or press the Play button to restart.
7. The download status will also appear in the bottom right corner of the browser, so you do not need to keep the download manager open to monitor downloads. For information on customizing the Download Manager's behaviors, see Personalize Flock and My World.
   Note: Flock may alert you if a file you're downloading contains an application. Downloaded applications may have unwanted side effects, or may include unsafe components, such as viruses or spyware. To be safe, only download files from trusted sources which you've chosen to download yourself. If you have an up-to-date anti-virus program, Flock also notifiies it to scan your download for known viruses.

Keep Track of Downloaded Files

1. Open the Download Manager by opening the Tools menu and selecting Downloads.
2. To remove a file from the list, click Remove.
3. Click Clean Up to remove all completed, canceled, or failed downloads from the list. Removing a file from the list will not remove it from your computer. To remove the file from your computer, you must find the downloaded file on your system and delete it there.
4. Open any downloaded file by clicking Open or by double-clicking on the file name.
   Note: Some files, such as programs, can't be opened from the Download Manager for computer safety reasons.

Now you're ready to activate and try out some of Flock's advanced features...

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