On my dial up connection, your text loads quickly enough, but yes, the
images take a long time...one of the downsides of 2003.

Once again assuming you are using Publisher 2003, MS has offered a way to
compress graphics file sizes:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011266301033.aspx

And of course you could resize and optimize your images in a image editing
application before you insert them into your publication.

hummm...after reading your menu, I think its time for supper.

DavidF