How to Make Pages Available Offline in IE

If your modem goes down, you can still surf the Web.

You do not need an Internet connection to browse the Web. Web servers communicate with your browser using process called HTTP. As you surf, a constant stream of images and files flows between your browser and Web servers. Internet Explorer stores these images and files in your "cache." By taking advantage of this cache, you save complete Web pages and view them off-line without an Internet connection.

Instructions

1. Open Internet Explorer.

2. Visit a Web page that you want to view offline.

3. Click "Page" and select "Save as." The "Save as" window will open and display your hard drive folders.

4. Double-click the folder that you want to use to save the Web page. It will open.

5. Type a name for the file in the "File Name" text box if you want to change the name.

6. Click the "Save as type" drop-down box and select "Web page, complete."

7. Click "Save."

8. Save additional Web pages using this process.

Tips & Warnings

• To view saved IE Web pages, locate the files that you saved in Windows Explorer and double-click them. They will open in Internet Explorer.

References

• Microsoft: What Happened to Offline Favorites?
• Microsoft: Save a Webpage as a File

Resources

• Microsoft Windows: Internet Explorer 8: Help and Support