Saving Webpages

This is a simple question, but one that I can never get to work in Safari (and I have used it for years, but use other browsers for saving as documents).
I can never get Safari to save an entire webpage in a format that I can save in my computer and include in a file as say, a PDF. Whenever I use the "Save" function in Safari (and select the option that is supposed to include all images, text, etc), all I can ever see are question marks (when I then open the saved filed on my computer). Safari NEVER saves files as a complete image of the website (this is difficult when I must save estimates that are to be included in a report as a PDF). After all of these years, why doesn't Safari provide this feature?
I will continue to use Safari for browsing, but still cannot use it for work or actual saving websites as documents. Am I missing something. or is this a glitch (this happens on all of my Macs in Safari).
I should mention that I can save the webpage in Safari when I use the Grab tool and save the window in Grab, but this seems rather labor-intensive when other browsers can save a webpage as a complete image that can be stored.
Message was edited by: Scott Barrows1

Neuro: Thanks for your response. Did you try saving as a Web Archive, then turning off AirPort, and then opening the file?
Scott, I have been able to duplicate your experience by saving in Safari as a Web Archive and then turning AirPort off to simulate trying to open the file while offline. I get question marks where graphics used to be.
I echo Neuro's post regarding printing the file as a PDF (follow his instructions). This works great other than slightly blurry pictures.
My other suggestion would be to try Mozilla Firefox (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html - find the browser of your preferred language under the OS X column). I saved some web pages from Firefox and Firefox created a supplemental folder with supporting items. When I opened the file with AirPort off it worked perfectly for one page and at least better than Safari for the other (images were there but the text and format was a little scrambled). Perhaps if you only need the images and text for reference, and format is not a huge issue, this could be an appropriate solution.
Personally I think that printing as a PDF is a cleaner and simpler solution - you are able to stay with one browser if you have any reservations about having two, and you only have to track one PDF file vs. a folder of files via the Firefox method I suggest.
Your call - I hope we've been helpful!
-John

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