And if you generate your own (or optimize the originals as custom buttons) you could get even smaller file sizes. For customizing
them See
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555010
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| >-----Original Message-----
| >I am using FP 2003 and just getting acquainted with
| >interactive buttons. Are they meant to be used on a whole
| >site or just for "special events"?
|
| Use them wherever and whenever you wish.
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| >Also, because each one has 3 images I'm concerned about
| >the additional file size they may generate. Does anyone
| >know how much weight each one adds?
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| I just ran a quick test and one button required three JPEG
| pictures totaling about 10KB. Using GIF format reduced
| this to about 5KB. This was with a button that had 3D
| shading. A button that uses only solid colors would
| probably compress better.
|
| Jim Buyens
| Microsoft FrontPage MVP
|
http://www.interlacken.com
| Author of:
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| || Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
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