Operation Manual
Starting from Scratch 69
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The “performance” of your page is how long it takes for the whole
page, including text and graphics, to display completely in a Web
browser. Basically, it’s proportional to the total file size of its
graphics. As a rule of thumb, use 60K bytes per page as a
maximum.
♦ You can determine the actual size of your files by publishing one
page at a time to a local folder (using the 3XEOLVK6LWHWR)ROGHU
button), then using Windows Explorer to examine the contents of
the folder. View the files by date and 6KLIW-select the most recent
batch, then right-click and choose 3URSHUWLHV to see the aggregate
byte count. Obviously, the lower the better.
♦ To reduce the total size of your graphics, aside from using fewer
graphics, make them no larger than they need to be to get your
point across. Since file size increases as the square of each
dimension, shrinking both height and width by 50% reduces the
file size by 75%.
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Reduce the number of colors in each image, and (except for
photos) save as GIF files using the lowest acceptable bit depth
your paint program will allow. Use a “Web-safe palette” when
possible; you’ll find one in the WebPlus Samples folder. You may
wish to explore the Web for details on this and other Web design
strategies.
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You’ll need to maintain the pages on your Web site, which isn’t
difficult with WebPlus—all the originals are right there in your
publication! As a reference, keep a list showing the page numbers
and the contents of each page. You can store the list on the
Pasteboard, or (for printing out) on the last page of your
publication, which is easy to access by double-clicking the 1H[W
(right-arrow) button. (You can still publish the whole site; users
won’t be able to access the last page as long as there are no links to
it.)