01/03/2013
How to increase browsing
speed: 7 ways to work
faster on slow connections
Ever wonder how to make your Internet
connection faster or how to increase
browsing speed? If you are trying to get
things done, there is nothing like a slow
connection to thwart your best efforts. But
there are things you can do to browse
faster—
browsing and of sending and rece
1. Send multiple files faster by
compressing them
If you're sending multiple files—for
example, several files related to a single
project—you can reduce their combined
size by using a compression utility.
Compressing your files can dramatically
reduce the time needed to send files
online, and compressed files don't take
up as much space in your (or the
recipient's) email Inbox. WinZip is one of
the more common compression tools.
Compress files
Windows 7
Windows Vista
Windows XP
2. Increase browsing speed by turning off
graphics in Windows Internet Explorer
Graphics are important to web pages, but
they also take time to download if you're
online. You can turn them off to speed
your Internet browsing.
Disable graphics in Internet Explorer
3. Send email using Contact Groups
(Distribution Lists)
If you're sending an email to multiple
people, create a Contact Group
(previously known as a Distribution List)
instead of listing each recipient
separately. Messages are sent more
quickly and efficiently when you're using
a Contact Group. Your company may
have established procedures for creating
mailing lists. If not, learn how to create
and edit a Contact Group in Microsoft
Outlook .
4. Reduce email size with simple email
signatures
Email signatures leave a professional
stamp on your messages, but elaborate
signatures that include multiple images
take up a lot of unnecessary storage
space in each email. Ultimately, they can
slow down the time needed to send each
message. Instead, create distinctive text
signatures combining fonts, type sizes,
and colors to make your email signature
smaller and quicker to transmit and
receive. Learn how to create email
signatures in Microsoft Outlook.
5. Work offline using Cached Exchange
Mode in Outlook
Even if you lose your network connection,
you can continue working in Microsoft
Outlook if you're using Cached Exchange
Mode. With Cached Exchange Mode, a
copy of your mailbox is stored on your
computer. This copy provides quick
access to your data and is frequently
updated with the mail server. If you work
offline, whether by choice or due to a
connection problem, your data is still
available to you instantly wherever you
are. Cached Exchange Mode does require
you to work with a Microsoft Exchange
Server email account. Learn more about
using Cached Exchange Mode.
6. Browse offline by saving web pages on
your computer
If you use or reference a specific webpage
often, save it locally to your computer. If
you lose your connection or are working
on a slow connection, you'll still be able
to read and find the information you need.
Save a web page on your computer
7. Open webpages faster by increasing
your cache
If you increase the size of the temporary
Internet files cache in Internet Explorer,
your computer won't have to work so
hard when you r
your computer, decreasing the amount of
time it takes to open
ncrease the Temporary Internet Files
cache in Internet Explorer
