How to Make Web Pages Available for Offline Viewing

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SUMMARY

This article describes how to make Web pages available for offline viewing using Internet Explorer 5. When you make a Web page available offline, you can read its content when your computer is not connected to the Internet.

The following topics are discussed in this article:

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Making a Web Page Available for Offline Viewing

To add the Web page you are currently viewing to your Favorites list and then make it available for offline viewing, follow these steps in Internet Explorer:

1. On the Favorites menu, click Add To Favorites.

2. Click the Make Available Offline check box to select it, and then click

   OK.

To make an existing favorite Web page available for offline viewing, follow these steps in Internet Explorer:

1. On the Favorites menu, click Organize Favorites.

2. Click the Web page you want to make available offline.

3. Click the Make Available Offline check box to select it, and then click

   Close.

Disable Offline Viewing for a Web Page

To disable offline viewing for a Web page, follow these steps in Internet Explorer:

1. On the Favorites menu, click Organize Favorites.

2. Click the offline Web page you want to disable, click the Make

   Available Offline check box to clear it, and then click Close.

Customizing Offline Viewing Settings

For a New Offline Web Page:

You can customize the options for an offline Web page. After you make a Web page available for offline viewing, click Customize in the Add Favorite dialog box to customize the settings.

For an Existing Offline Web Page:

1. In Internet Explorer, click Organize Favorites on the Favorites menu.

2. Click the offline Web page you want to modify, and then click

   Properties.

3. Specify the settings you want, and then click OK.

Offline Viewing Options

For a New Offline Web Page:

When you make a new Web page available for offline viewing, click Customize in the Add Favorite dialog box to start the Offline Favorite Wizard. The Offline Favorite Wizard can be used to configure the following settings:

For an Existing Offline Web Page:

To customize an existing offline Web page, click Organize Favorites on the Favorites menu, click the offline Web page you want to modify, and then click Properties. You can specify the following settings:

Viewing Web pages Without Being Connected to the Internet

To view your offline Web pages, follow these steps:

1. Before you disconnect from the Internet, click Synchronize on the Tools

   menu.

2. When you want to work offline, click Work Offline on the File menu to
   add a check mark.

3. In your favorites list, click the offline Web page you want to view.

NOTE: When you choose to work offline, Internet Explorer always starts in Offline mode until you click Work Offline on the File menu to clear the check mark.

Additional query words: 5.0 5.00

Keywords          : kbtool msiew95 msient msiew98 
Version           : WINDOWS:5
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: March 18, 1999