Testing Page Download Times

Page download times are a frequently-cited metric of a site's design and effectiveness. If you are developing a public site, you need to be sensitive to achieving a balance between attractive content and tolerable page-loading times. Studio can help you find that balance by supplying real values for document download times across a range of modem speeds.

Note To test the current document's download time:
  1. Select Tools > Document Weight. The file's dependencies are listed along with file size and download times for a range of modem speeds. Tags in comments are not calculated.
  2. If the page's download time exceeds the site's requirements, edit the page to decrease the number or size of dependencies, and re-test.

Studio uses the Root URL setting in your FTP configuration to determine the relative path to files.

Note To set the root URL for an FTP server:
  1. Click the Universal Files tab in the Resources view.
  2. Select Allaire FTP & RDS from the Drive List.
  3. Right-click a server name and select Properties to see the Configure FTP Server dialog box.
  4. Complete the Root URL field and click OK.