word file size
Posted in xn--kfs74mzzid01b.com edit by smith on November 22nd, 2008
The book is divided into four equal parts, each with text in a .doc file and pictures in a .jpg file.
The txt files are all about 25 kb each, the picts files about 180 kb.
After inserting the pictures into the text I received three .doc files about 190 kb each and a fourth file of over 400 kb.
All files were combined in the same way and no changes were made in the font, outlay, or other file configurations.
By the way, the large file was just the third one on which I worked.
How can I find what is the reason of the file size?
In PP, if one drags an image into PP or if one copys + pastes it into PP, the sizes are significantly differently -- much larger file size in the first case. Apparently PP (or whatever) treats the first as an OLE object that contains an image, whereas the 2nd is just an image.
Try cutting each graphic and hitting Edit-Paste special-As a picture. This could reduce file size.
You can try copying everything into a brand new document and saving, this sometimes works too.
in each of the files I put the graphics by the "insert picture" command from a pictures folder.
all the parts of my work were dealed in the same way.
anyway thanks
Yochanan
copying the file in various ways was the first thing that i did, before asking, but it didn't change anything.
now i simply composed the file again, working from the same basic text and graphic files, but this time i checked the volume after assembling each of the 8 pages. probably WORD was afraid to reveal his secret and so i have now a finished file of ~190 kb instead of the former ~450 kb.
visually the files look and print exactly the same, but checking the memory content i find that the larger file has quite a lot of ocupied cells which dont show on the content list of the smaller one.
is there any way to decipher this?
i don't mind the additional work or the extra space occupied. it is simply my curiosity to understand the Word's secrets and the computer's enigma.
thanks again
a standard answer when discussing Word file sizes and how to reduce them is "look at your Word options".
Go to Tools, Options, Save and look for "fast save". If the option is turned on, turn it off. This option lets Word save files faster by not actually deleting anything that you have removed and merely hiding it. You may not be able to read it in Word but open the document in a simple text editor and you can find the text you thought was gone.
Another thing which can catch you out is if someone has used versions i.e. File, Versions when saving a document. The file size is increased dramatically.
Don't know if these points are relevant to your situation but hope you find them of interest.
i tried to look on the file in txt format, but the graphics don't show, and they are probably the problem.
However I resolved it already and even so I asked more from curiosity.
so one more of the computer's enigma.
thanks again
Yochanan
