Animated Gif file in Photoshop says 990kb, in the Finder it's 1.7mb.  Solutions?

Can I see how large the file will actually be in the Save for Web dialog --  so I can set the lossy and settings appropriately?  Why would the file double in size from what's indicated in the Save For Web dialog?  What can I do to see the correct size before saving?  Right now it's all trial and error.

mazz2000 wrote:
The best way to do it is go back to PS and place the navigation area in the design, i would make it 100% of the width and then re-slice the design making sure one single slice is the whole of this navigation area.
That would be the best way to do it while still using a table layout which in and of itself is not recommended, in large part  for this very reason.
Every time you want to make a small change to the layout of your site, it will require re-slicing and re-generating code out of PS. You would be much better off taking the time to understand css layouts. Here is a good place to start to get the basics of css: http://www.w3schools.com/css

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