Downloading

Many files are made available through the Internet for you to download. This means that you fetch a copy of the file from the Internet and save it on your own computer. 

Typical examples of files that are often downloaded are: 


* Music, pictures and other multimedia files 
* New application programs bought on the Internet 
* Program updates 
* Product brochures and general information 

Files are often zipped or compressed (.zip format) to make them smaller and quicker to download.
Many files are Acrobat reader files (.pdf).
 
While you are downloading a file, you can continue to browse the Internet - you don't have to stop and wait. Once you have downloaded a file and saved it, you can access it with a suitable application program. 

File downloads sometimes break down - bad quality communication lines or too much traffic on the Internet may cause this, for example. If this happens you will need to start again, although some programs allow a break in the download and can than re-start from where they left off. 

How to download a file 

You are normally guided to a link, which you need click to start the download procedure. 

* Click the download link as instructed on the web page - the File Download dialog box will be displayed 
* You can then choose to Open or Run the file from its current location or Save it on your computer 
* If you choose to save the file, the Save As dialog box will be displayed 
* If you choose to Run the file, it will be downloaded to your computer memory and then run