How to Save a web page in a single file

Posted Date: 16-Jul-2010		Category: Internet
Author: Raghav	Member Level: Gold
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We all know that to save a page in internet explorer, we use the option 'File->Save as'. But this saves the webpage as two files. In this article you will learn how to save a web page in a single page.

How to Save a web page in a single page

when ever you open a website and find some useful information in that web page and want to go through that page later on, you normally opt for saving the web page to read it later on.

Normally we all use 'File -> Save as' option for saving a web page in internet explorer. Once you select 'File -> Save as' option, normally we select the save as type from the drop-down menu to Web Page complete (*.htm, *html) as shown below. By selecting this option, two files are saved - one is a folder containing the images etc. and the other is the HTML page.
Saving a web page in Internet Explorer

Saving a webpage like this as two pages can be avoided with a small trick if you are running Internet Explorer 5 or 6 or above versions. It is very simple to save a web page as single page by using the Save as feature. You just have to select 'File -> Save as' and select 'Web archieve, single file(*.mht)' from the drop down menu as shown in the screen shot below.

Saving a web page in Internet Explorer as a single page

Saving a web page in Internet Explorer as a single page

MHT is a short form for 'Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension HTML' which is an archive feature that automatically puts everything - text, graphics, etc. - into a single file.

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