How to make threads into document format?

RONJON · Mar 28, 2009

How do I do this I would like to take some of these great threads and make them into documents to save and print at a later time?

RONJON

xxsuprman22xx · Mar 28, 2009

im on a mac at the moment so i cant double check right now but on my pc i have the ability to "print to file". i click print as i would normally but instead of having my printer slected i check "print to file". sorry, if i were at home this would be easier - hope that helps

btw that turns them into a pdf or something similar, cant remember - i should probably refrain from giving advice til im certain on these matters haha

7_Deadly_Sins · Mar 28, 2009

I have opera...I'm sure its the same with IE.
Go to file -> save as then you're done.

RONJON · Mar 28, 2009

xxsuprman22xx said:
im on a mac at the moment so i cant double check right now but on my pc i have the ability to "print to file". i click print as i would normally but instead of having my printer slected i check "print to file". sorry, if i were at home this would be easier - hope that helps

btw that turns them into a pdf or something similar, cant remember - i should probably refrain from giving advice til im certain on these matters haha

lemme know if you get a chance later bro...

RONJON · Mar 28, 2009

7_Deadly_Sins said:
I have opera...I'm sure its the same with IE.
Go to file -> save as then you're done.

lemme try it bro...thanks

HOTROCKS · Mar 28, 2009

Would copy a paste in Word be to much work ?
Meaning that if it were a long thread that would be a lot of copy and pasting
I do that with studys .

Hot Rocks
Rock On!

7_Deadly_Sins · Mar 29, 2009

HOTROCKS said:
Would copy a paste in Word be to much work ?
Meaning that if it were a long thread that would be a lot of copy and pasting
I do that with studys .

Hot Rocks
Rock On!

If you save it as HTML, it keeps the format as well as who posted it and when...just like when it's on the forum, just saved on your comp.

HOTROCKS · Mar 29, 2009

Check this out

http://www.expresspdf.com/

xxsuprman22xx · Mar 30, 2009

RONJON said:
lemme know if you get a chance later bro...

didnt forget about you bro was just very busy, how did the saving threads work out for you. btw im on a pc at the moment and here's what you do to the t, assuming you are using internet explorer.

if you're on the page you want saved here is what you do

step 1: hit ctrl+p

step 2: check print to file box (under the printer slection)

step 3: you will be asked to save it, do just that and your done.

note: you will need to do this on every page of the specified thread, not too much of a hassel but the only method im currently aware of. just save them as the thread name and attach pg 1, pg 2, etc to the end of em - a piece of cake

hope that helped

RONJON · Mar 30, 2009

Well what I am looking to do exactly is say there is a thread with like 50 pages of responses...

Well how would I save it to a file so if anything happened to the thread (deleted or whatever) I would have it on file?

Hopefully also in a good format so it could be printed and look good.

RONJON

So far I am having problems...either I saved as a PDF doc but it was just the first page.

Then I tried to save it to HTML file...which dont know if it worked..i opened it with internet explorer and seemed like the website just popped back up..dont know if it would dissapear if the thread was deleted? And would really like to make it as professional looking as possible

ANY MORE IDEAS???

xxsuprman22xx · Mar 30, 2009

RONJON said:
Well what I am looking to do exactly is say there is a thread with like 50 pages of responses...

Well how would I save it to a file so if anything happened to the thread (deleted or whatever) I would have it on file?

Hopefully also in a good format so it could be printed and look good.

RONJON

So far I am having problems...either I saved as a PDF doc but it was just the first page.

Then I tried to save it to HTML file...which dont know if it worked..i opened it with internet explorer and seemed like the website just popped back up..dont know if it would dissapear if the thread was deleted? And would really like to make it as professional looking as possible

ANY MORE IDEAS???

this is where your going to have troubles, when you save a page you dont save its links. ie page 2 is a link.

now i know that some html editing software allows that, i'll have to give that a look when i get a chance. lmao i bet you thought this was going to be a lot easier

RONJON · Mar 30, 2009

xxsuprman22xx said:
this is where your going to have troubles, when you save a page you dont save its links. ie page 2 is a link.

now i know that some html editing software allows that, i'll have to give that a look when i get a chance. lmao i bet you thought this was going to be a lot easier

YEA I SURE DID!!! lol

Please lemme know what you find out bro..i would really like to figure out how to do this

RON

7_Deadly_Sins · Mar 30, 2009

Are you talking about doing a print screen with ctrl+p?
I'm telling you, if you just save the page as HTML it'll do 1 full page of a thread with all the formatting like it is on here and you just print it.

RONJON · Mar 30, 2009

7_Deadly_Sins said:
Are you talking about doing a print screen with ctrl+p?
I'm telling you, if you just save the page as HTML it'll do 1 full page of a thread with all the formatting like it is on here and you just print it.

So if I wanted to say save the Dave P question and answer thread (just for example)..it is many pages long! I would like to save it to a document that didnt have the pictures..didnt have the website..or avatars or anything...I would like each post to be separate and make it into like a word document...this is my objective. I know it is hard to explain. Prolly impossible to do anyways

xxsuprman22xx · Mar 31, 2009

RONJON said:
So if I wanted to say save the Dave P question and answer thread (just for example)..it is many pages long! I would like to save it to a document that didnt have the pictures..didnt have the website..or avatars or anything...I would like each post to be separate and make it into like a word document...this is my objective. I know it is hard to explain. Prolly impossible to do anyways

it would only save the page you are looking at, not the next page etc etc. It will link you to them, but then again your back on promucle like from the start.

RONJON · Mar 31, 2009

xxsuprman22xx said:
it would only save the page you are looking at, not the next page etc etc. It will link you to them, but then again your back on promucle like from the start.

hahahaha when i figure this shit out...i am gunna let u guys know how i did it lol

I am damned determined lol

7_Deadly_Sins · Mar 31, 2009

Ok, I just saved this page as HTML, and it looked 100% exactly like it expect it was saved on my computer.
Just make a folder, and name it the thread name, then save each page. And you're done.

xxsuprman22xx · Mar 31, 2009

7_Deadly_Sins said:
Ok, I just saved this page as HTML, and it looked 100% exactly like it expect it was saved on my computer.
Just make a folder, and name it the thread name, then save each page. And you're done.

7: that is because it is refrencing, the pro muscle server. disconnect your internet and clear your cookies and you will be left with perhaps the writing (which is what i suppose is what he is after) however the links will not work (try it) he will not be able to view page 2,3,4 etc - and thats a pain for a thread with 30 pages and he is after something that'll save everything for him not just the page he is looking at.

btw when you click on a link from the file you saved and your online, check the html address and you'll see that you're back online the promuscle site not the file you saved.

7_Deadly_Sins · Mar 31, 2009

xxsuprman22xx said:
7: that is because it is refrencing, the pro muscle server. disconnect your internet and clear your cookies and you will be left with perhaps the writing (which is what i suppose is what he is after) however the links will not work (try it) he will not be able to view page 2,3,4 etc - and thats a pain for a thread with 30 pages and he is after something that'll save everything for him not just the page he is looking at.

btw when you click on a link from the file you saved and your online, check the html address and you'll see that you're back online the promuscle site not the file you saved.

I know the links wont work, he was just asking how to save a page onto his computer.
I just took the page I saved(this thread) and put it on a comp I never logged onto PM with.
It loaded fine, and looked just like it. When I went to click a banner, it asked me if I wanted to load it. I knew it'd do that, and I dont think it's that big of a deal.
I get what you're saying, he'll need to save each page, 1 2 3 4 etc...
Just make a folder with the thread name or w/e and save each page, It'd take about 2 secs per page.

xxsuprman22xx · Mar 31, 2009

7_Deadly_Sins said:
I know the links wont work, he was just asking how to save a page onto his computer.
I just took the page I saved(this thread) and put it on a comp I never logged onto PM with.
It loaded fine, and looked just like it. When I went to click a banner, it asked me if I wanted to load it. I knew it'd do that, and I dont think it's that big of a deal.
I get what you're saying, he'll need to save each page, 1 2 3 4 etc...
Just make a folder with the thread name or w/e and save each page, It'd take about 2 secs per page.

yea i understand what you're getting at now as well, but you have to remember that he will have to edit the source codes to link to his saved files vs the pro muscel site. i think we're both at an agreement tho more or less that its going to be needed saving one page at a time.....however i believe that microsoft expression can download all links associated or wait a minute wow, i cant believe i forgot this lmao. im on a mac at the moment but on a pc with internet explorer you can actually have the pagesmade available for offline viewing and have all links saved as well. lmao that is so much easier

so even if promuscle discards the threads for whatever reason or you cant get online, you will actaully have the threads saved. i will elaborate when im on a pc tomorow.