Viewing transfer information
When creating a document that contains large images or multimedia resources like movies and background sounds, it’s a good idea to keep an eye on the total size of the document and its resource files. Large documents can take an excessively long time to load over slow Internet connections. While it’s not always possible to avoid this, you should be aware of it and perhaps warn your users before they try to open slow-loading, resource-heavy pages.
The Advanced tab of the Document Properties dialog box displays the current document’s total size (including any images or other resource files) and its theoretical download time at various connection speeds. Keep in mind that Internet connections rarely reach their maximum theoretical speed, so actual download times are likely to be significantly longer.
To view transfer information for the current document
- On the Document menu, go to the Property group and click Document or press Ctrl+F1.
- Click the Advanced tab.
- In the Connection speed box, select a speed to see the document’s minimum total download time at the selected speed.