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| 309823 | 2005-01-02 08:45:00 | Hi all..... I am on XP Home so is the UK computer. I have an 8 page doc that I want send at 67KB long. The mail box via xtra is not going to accept this, is it? So can I compress it, & if so what will it end up as , KB wise? How will the other end know how to open it. I could send in pieces I suppose, Bot I would like to know how to compress. Thanks PJ |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 309824 | 2005-01-02 08:51:00 | If its a word document just insert it as an attachment (insert menu in oe / file attachment). 67k isnt that big. If its an 8 page doc (in one document), it should be fine. Just as long as the person has word or the word viewer, he/she will be able to read it. If u zip it, XP has a zip program built in.. If the other person doesnt have winzip. Just double click on the file, once they save it. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 309825 | 2005-01-02 09:03:00 | The easist way is to right click the document and choose send to compressed folder,....uh...and thats pretty much it,XP makes a new compressed file containing the selected files. I don't think in this case that xtra will object to the size of the file your sending,But its handy to do it anyhow as it usually makes transmission faster on both ends. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 309826 | 2005-01-02 09:07:00 | You might want to check the size... 67KB is trivial I wouldn't bother zipping it. Most ISP mailboxes will do 5MB or up without too much hassle (though it's poor form to send large attachments). |
ninja (1671) | ||
| 309827 | 2005-01-03 04:07:00 | Most ISP mailboxes will do 5MB or up without too much hassle (though it's poor form to send large attachments). lol, i know what a ya mean ninja, my uncle sent his entire hdd to me, and we are on dial up, man that was annoying, we deleted it some how before i downloaded it. |
Prescott (11) | ||
| 309828 | 2005-01-03 08:21:00 | Thanks all. Have given it a go. Compressed the 67KB file to 52KB & sent it. Not a lot of difference But a good learning curve for me. PJ | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 309829 | 2005-01-03 08:34:00 | PJ, a 67 kB (67,000 Bytes) file is only a few seconds, even on dial-up. If it was 670 kB (0.67 MB), or 6,700 kB (6.7 MB) then you would be concerned. A blank page in Word is about 30kB. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 309830 | 2005-01-03 19:51:00 | GF..... When I sa the 67KB my mind registered 67MB. I then had a mind set on that figure.. Anyhow it is another computer lesson that I have learned. PJ | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 309831 | 2005-01-04 01:02:00 | If you put uncompressed images into a word doc they can quickly balloon in size, so compress them before importing them in. You could use a tool like WinRAR to get it down to size as well, which will let you compress it to a 'maximum' level. | E|im (87) | ||
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