Please help: simple copying and pasting pictures

I want a picture off of a website..when i highlight it and press save as...it saves it as a web archive not a picture format! I just want to __copy and paste__ images off of the internet..why am i having such a hard time?
the main reason i want the picture is to have it as a screensaver? i dont know if that information helps or not...

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i want the picture is to have it as a screensaver?
Do you mean as a Desktop picture? If so, per Neil, right click to open the Contextual Menu, then select "use image as Desktop picture" (I believe this feature is the same in Safari 3.0.4 in either Tiger or Leopard). This will automatically place the image as your Desktop picture. The larger the image size the better the image resolution on your screen.
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