Page Layout

When designing for the web, you must design for the graphic safe area. All important navigational elements such as buttons should be placed in this area for easy access.

Graphic "safe area" dimensions for layouts designed for 800 x 600 screens:
Maximum width = 760 pixels
Maximum height = 410 pixels (visible without scrolling)


Read Web Style Guide: Page Dimensions
for more info.

Some examples:
Wellesley College Instructional Technology
Marianne Moore
Yue Hu