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WhiteTara

(30,164 posts)
Fri Mar 29, 2019, 11:02 AM Mar 2019

When you copy an image location from the internet

and want to down load it to your desktop, where does the image go?

I have a garden design job!!! and I need to make him a mock up of how it will look.

TIA I have a Tuesday meeting and any help will be deeply appreciated!

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When you copy an image location from the internet (Original Post) WhiteTara Mar 2019 OP
It goes to your Keefer Mar 2019 #1
Clipboard? WhiteTara Mar 2019 #4
Copy the URL of the image, open a new tab in the browser, paste the URL and hit Enter... DetlefK Mar 2019 #2
If you want to download the image (rather than the location, which is a link), Qutzupalotl Mar 2019 #3
Thank you everyone. WhiteTara Mar 2019 #5
Good but partial answers above... TreasonousBastard Mar 2019 #6

DetlefK

(16,455 posts)
2. Copy the URL of the image, open a new tab in the browser, paste the URL and hit Enter...
Fri Mar 29, 2019, 11:10 AM
Mar 2019

Now you will see the image and nothing but the image. Right-click on it and save.

However, this does not work with all images. Some websites know sneaky ways to sabotage that and protect their images from theft. Sometimes you can get around that (it's tricky, not gonna get into details), sometimes you can't.

Qutzupalotl

(15,149 posts)
3. If you want to download the image (rather than the location, which is a link),
Fri Mar 29, 2019, 11:13 AM
Mar 2019

select “Save Image As” or “Download image” (wording will vary depending on your browser).

Copying the image location just puts the URL on your clipboard. You can then paste that into a text editor to see the URL, or into a web browser to go to the image. That will show you the full size of the image, which is often larger than it appears on the original page. From there, you can also download it if you wish.

WhiteTara

(30,164 posts)
5. Thank you everyone.
Fri Mar 29, 2019, 11:16 AM
Mar 2019

I have to go to work right now, but will try these things later today and then may have more questions.

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
6. Good but partial answers above...
Fri Mar 29, 2019, 11:30 AM
Mar 2019

Assuming you're using Windows, put the cursor over the picture and right click. If you see a box pop up starting with "save image as..." click that and tell it where to store it, and a diagram of your disk should be there somewhere . You don't have to tell it what to call it, but you can. Me, I usually save it just to the desktop so I can find it easily, but you could save it in any folder you want. And when you're finished with it, you can delete it or move or copy it to any folder.

If you get another popup that doesn't include "save as..." left click on the pic and it should bring up a larger copy which you can than save.

Once in a while you find images that can't be copied that easily, but this works for most of them.

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