Click
to get a copy of the original
file for the
version of the
document you are looking at.
However, if you are proposing to make changes to the file, you
should use
instead because that lets other people know so two lots of changes
don't happen accidentally at the same time.
What happens when you press depends which browser you are
using.
- In Microsoft's Internet Explorer (version 8 and earlier) you can
usually say either that you want to save the file somewhere on your
disk, or open it with the program you'd usually use for that kind of
file. If you open it, the file is put in a temporary location on
your disk.
- Mozilla's Firefox and Apple's Safari work almost identically. You also have a
similar choice to save or open the file (unless you previously
ticked the box to say always save or open, in which case it will
just do whichever you chose). Unlike Internet Explorer, all
downloads are listed in a small download window, so if you save the
file you can open it by double clicking there, or right click for
other operations.
- Google Chrome always just puts the file in a download folder,
unless you chose the option to ask where to save. Internet Explorer
version 9 also works like this. Either way, it provides a link to
the file in the bottom left corner form where you can open it, or by
pressing the little arrow next to it you can open the folder it was
put in and move it somewhere more permanent.
I get a message saying 'take care'
- someone else is editing the file (so the version you collect may soon be out of date)
- you previously downloaded the file (so you might accidentally mix up the two copies)
- you are not downloading the most recent version
- you previously said you were editing the file (you are then
given the opportunity to forget this
Why does it say this is not the newest version when it is?
If your window says you are looking at the newest version,
but we are telling you otherwise, it could be that someone has
superseded the file with a new version but your screen has not been
refreshed since. We check every so often if someone is changing the
file under your feet, but we can't check continuously (or you may have
said you didn't want to know).