publisher 2007 web site too slow

[MH]

I created a web site using publisher 2007, and the images seem to load too
slowly. I took a look at the generated html source and noticed that it
contains unused references to bitmap images in addition to the properly
compressed jpg or gif images. These bmp images are the original images that
were linked into the publisher file. I suspect that the inclusion of the
unused bmp references is confusing browsers.
The web site is at www.dftmicrosystems.ca
Please let me know how I can reduce the load time and how to get rid of the
unused references.

 

[DavidF]

Publisher writes two sets of code...one for IE and one for other browsers.
You can't really change that. Though I don't see any PNG files, be sure to
go to Tools > Options > Web tab and uncheck "Allow PNG...".

Your home page loads pretty quickly by dial-up modem given the fact that
there is little text and almost all images. It appears that you did use the
compress graphics features as the individual size of each image is not
large, but if you want the page to load faster, then use less pictures...and
make the page more narrow. I am viewing at 1152 and have to scroll
horizontally to see your entire page. I would suggest that you scale it back
to perhaps 984 pixels wide (the widest default webpage size in Pub 2007) and
scale back the size of your images and the quantity.

DavidF

 

[MH]

Ok thanks.
The "Allow PNG..." option is indeed unchecked. This is why you don't see any
PNG files. Or am I missing something?

 

[DavidF]

No, you aren't missing anything...just wanted to make sure. If you don't use
the compress images feature, insert oversized images, and have the PNG
option enabled, you frequently end up with PNGs. And the Publisher generated
PNGs are larger and take longer to load than JPGs or GIFs. The main message
is that the more images you have on a page, the longer it will take to load.

DavidF