www.budget.canada.ca
Common menu bar links
Archived - Using the Finance Canada FTP Site
This Web page has been archived on the Web.
Downloading a File
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On your computer, make a directory into which the file(s) will be saved. (e.g. c:\download).
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Click on the link to the Finance Canada FTP site located on the navigation bar of a publication in HTML. You will see a list of directories.
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Double-click to open the required directory (budget2008).
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Right-click on the link for budget08.exe.
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Select Save Target As (Internet Explorer) or Save Link As (Netscape) from the drop-down menu.
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Specify a local drive and directory into which the file should be saved (e.g. c:\download).
- Click on Save / OK to save the document.
Using a File
Opening a file
- Open your word processor and select File-Open from the menu bar.
- In the list of "Files of Type" select the default "All files".
- Navigate through your local drives and directories to the required file.
- Double-click on the file name to open the file.
- Select File-Save As from the menu bar.
- Select the word processor native format (e.g. *.doc for MS Word; *.wpd for WordPerfect) from the "Save as File Type" drop-down menu.
- Click on Save/OK.
