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To save the text of a Congressional Record article on your PC, select the "Save As" feature of your browser. In two of the most popular Web browsers, Netscape and Internet Explorer, the "Save As" feature appears under the "File" menu at the top of the screen.

For Windows-based browsers, selecting the "Save As" feature results in a dialog box which prompts you to choose the drive and path where you want to save the file. Unless you want to download the HTML codes (the "tags" that are used to format a Web page) along with the text, make sure you select "Plain Text" format under "Save as type." In Windows applications, you can name the file whatever you wish, but you should give the file a .txt extension to ensure you are saving the file as plain text, not HTML format. (Some browsers will supply the .txt extension automatically when you select the format type "Plain Text." Others require that you actually type the extension as part of the file name.) This plain text or "ascii" format is the "lowest common denominator" file format which can be read by virtually all applications. Once you have selected the path, file name, and format or "type," click on "OK" to save the text of the Record article.

If you are using the Lynx text-based browser, choose p, the Print option. One of the print options available for users who are using Lynx from their own accounts (that is, so-called "non-anonymous users") is "Save to a local file." This option option allows you to save the text of the document in plain text format into a file on your disk space. If you are using a copy of Lynx loaded on a remote server, any number of additional print options may also be available as configured by your system administrator.

Once you have saved the file to a local drive, you can then bring it up in your word processor or other application for further editing or manipulation.