The Download Indicator is a handy real-world check. As you build your Web pages, it??™s a good practice to
monitor your file??™s download size??”both in kilobytes and seconds. As a Web designer, you ultimately have
to decide what your audience will deem is worth the wait and what will have them reaching for that Stop
button. For example, the graphic shown in Figure 3-9 is attractive and, at less than 10K, it helps keep the
entire page at an acceptable 50K. Remember that all the component parts of a page make up the total file
weight shown in the Download Indicator.
Not everybody has the same modem connection. If you are working with an intranet or on a
broadband site, you can set your connection speed far higher. Likewise, if your site gets a lot
of traffic, you can lower the connection speed. Change the anticipated download speed through
Dreamweaver??™s Preferences dialog box, as explained in Chapter 4.
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FIGURE 3-9
Note the Download Indicator whenever you lay out a page with extensive graphics or other large multimedia files.
Accessing the Toolbars
Regardless of the job??”whether it??™s hanging a picture or fixing a faucet??”work goes faster when your tools
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