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Performance Tips

To load documents faster:

1. From the Edit menu, choose Preferences.

2. Choose the Display panel, if necessary.

3. Unselect the Load Images Automatically option.

   Documents are loaded without images. To load a missing image, place the mouse pointer over the missing image, press and hold the mouse button, and choose Load Missing Image from the pop-up menu. To load all missing images, choose Load Missing Images from the Navigate menu.

4. Choose the OK button.

To load images faster:

1. From the Edit menu, choose Preferences.

2. Choose the Miscellaneous panel, if necessary.

3. Select the Use Multiple Connections option.

   Up to five network connections are used to load multiple images simultaneously.

4. Choose the OK button.

To display images faster:

1. From the Edit menu, choose Preferences.

2. Choose the Display panel, if necessary.

3. Select the Display Images Progressively option.

   Images in documents that specify the size of inline images will be displayed as they are loaded.

   To display all inline images progressively, including those without specified sizes, select the Reformat After Each Image option.

4. Choose the OK button.

To load previously loaded files faster:

1. From the Edit menu, choose Preferences.

2. Choose the Cache panel, if necessary.

3. In the Cache Size Limit field, specify the amount of disk space in kilobytes reserved for cached files. The default cache size is 5120 KB.

4. From the Verify Cache menu, select one of the following options to determine how often network documents are checked for revisions:

   Never	Load cached documents without checking server for newer version.
   Once Per Session	Before loading a cached file, check the server for a newer version only once during the time you start and quit Mosaic. This is the default setting.
   Always	Before loading a cached document, always check the server for a newer version.

5. If you want Mosaic to delete cached files after each session, select the Flush Cache on Exit option.

6. Choose the OK button.

1. From the Edit menu, choose Preferences.

2. Choose the Cache panel, if necessary.

3. Unselect the Flush Cache on Exit option.

4. Choose the OK button.

Other performance tips:

• Bypass proxy servers when accessing servers inside of your firewall.

• Use a local document as your home page.

• If duplicate servers are available, use the one nearest you.