Working Planet Marketing Group

In an attempt to ease web designers’ on-going frustrations of determining what content is “above the fold,” or visible on a page without scrolling, Google has launched its latest tool, Google Browser Size. Since users are surfing the web with such a wide range of browser sizes, monitor sizes, and screen resolutions, it has become difficult to know exactly where the fold is. Enter Google Browser Size. Using a multicolor, transparent overlay, the tool provides contour lines showing the percentage of users who are able to see the content of a webpage without scrolling.

To use the Browser Size tool, enter a URL in the search box, click ‘Go’, and the site will be displayed beneath the Google contour lines. If the content of the web page is centered, simply resize your own browser to a given percentage to view the page as a certain percentage of users view it.

Regardless of precision, the tool is an invaluable resource for identifying where key content should be placed on a page. After all, if a site has great content, but nobody is willing to scroll to see it, that content does them little good.

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