Is it possible to save a webpage to view, w/o having to use the internet?

[Denvers Dawgs]

I was wondering if it's possible to save a webpage and look at it offline? Also, would I be able to see the page even if the website were to be shutdown?

[psx_pirate]

yes (in most cases)... to save a web page click file then save as in your browser ... save the page like you would any other file and it can be veiwed offline at any time even if the site closes down as long as you have it saved it will be viewable ... altho any changes to the page will not be shown until you go back to the page on the www and resave it .... N.B. ... in some cases it may not be possible to save a web page ... i.e. if some kind of protection is used to prevent the save function ... also some types of web pages simply cannot be saved properly

[tdan]

http://www.fuzzsoft.com/netgrabber.htm

[JerryB]

I was wondering if it's possible to save a webpage and look at it offline? Also, would I be able to see the page even if the website were to be shutdown?

Hi,
there two basic ways to view the page.....
1. off line viewing....
add web page to your favorites....
Before you disconnect from the Internet,
on the Tools menu, click Synchronize.
When you're ready to work offline, on the File menu, click Work Offline.
In your Favorites list, click the item you want to view.

You'll find these above instructions also in your IE browser help

You can actually save the pages.. this is something I do lot.....
2. you do a save as...... and under file type you have 3 choices...
a. full .... this will will save the webpage and put the graphics in a seperate folder....
b.. save as MHT ...... all the graphics text in one file....
c. save as html...... will save only the text no emdded graphics will be shown...!

[Supreme2k]

b.. save as MHT ...... all the graphics text in one file....

That's probably the best way.

Unless you have one of the free PDF creators. I usually print to PDF (I also have Acrobat). Accomplishes the same results.

[ahhaa]

In Firefox, its awful easy...

Using the right mouse button, click on Save Page As>Webpage Complete

You'll want to have made a folder to save pages in. You can also move the folder to a CD for permanent archiving.

This is real handy for saving tutorial stuff, and the webpage that goes with your downloads. Not to mention posts here!

This used to be possible in IE, but now I have the new beta & the Save As is missing...

Also, be aware that you are saving a bunch of junk like beacons hidden in the webpages.

[Ai Haibara]

For Firefox, there's also the Mozilla Archive Format extension, which also saves an archive of the page (to a .maf archive, IIRC). I'm not sure how much more extensive that is than saving as a Complete web page, normally... or not.

But then, I'm not sure how extensive the OP wants it to be. For example, I routinely save pages in FF to view at some later point, offline or not - but I just save the HTML page itself. And thankfully, someone's recently released an extension that saves the location of the page you're saving to the page itself, so you can remember where you found it at a later date. ^_^;

Of course, yes, if you're using a Mac, it's relatively easy to save to a PDF as well, but I don't mind using the HTML.

[HenkZ]

For those who want a bit more (like also downloading the pages that the page you want points to on/off site),
there's http://www.httrack.com/. Free and open source.

[lacywest]

I've found some webpages fail to be ... save as ...

I am just about done saving the web page and then it says ... can't be saved.

So .... I use the Edit button [top to the left] and use ... select and then copy and open up Microsoft Word ... and paste into a Microsoft Document ... and then save as to a webpage.

Works for me ... but I only use this when I can't use the ... save as ... feature.

[ahhaa]

&... If you ever want to save something important, like for the historical record, there is:
http://www.archive.org/index.php

[Bjs]

You can also use some web editor's via "open web location" , then save when page has fully loaded ... try nvu .