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| Thread ID: 75262 | 2006-12-22 10:11:00 | Strange Word 2000 file size problems | Billy T (70) | Press F1 |
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| 508765 | 2006-12-23 15:04:00 | Hi, Billy. Here's some tips: --don't resize AFTER inserting (Word keeps BOTH original and resized graphics!) --right-click and format picture, then layout tab. I always use inline with text. --I always paste special as a jpg if possible --as my article says: save as rtf, close, reopen and save as Word. THEN check the size. RTF will be large, but when back in Word again it should be smaller. |
Dreamboat (9170) | ||
| 508766 | 2006-12-23 18:51:00 | --as my article says: save as rtf, close, reopen and save as Word. THEN check the size. RTF will be large, but when back in Word again it should be smaller. Hi Dreamboat. Where can I find your article? It sounds like it may have some more useful tips in it. I wasn't aware that Word actually saved both the original and the resized image (why for heavens sakes?) but I had guessed that the original image data and other unwanted dross was staying in the file, hence the evolution of my "copy and paste into new doc" technique. I tried the doc>rtf>doc switcheroo but it only took 21kb off a 3361kb doc. That had been 6250kb doc before I copied and pasted it into a new Word doc so maybe there wasn't much fat left to shed. Seems to me that there are several techniques required to be applied sequentially to obtain best results, and resizing to the required dimensions before pasting or inserting is one of the key requirements. I have been reducing image sizes (in kb) by resetting resolution and adjusting compression in Photodraw, which has given me good image quality, but perhaps I should also befinishing off by setting the required dimensions. The key parameter for me is image height because I often insert images side by side, and they are technical photos so definition is important, especially when printed in monochrome. My biggest problem (other than file size) has been getting consistent resolution. Small file size usually meant poor resolution, but moving to Photodraw seems to have fixed that. What hurts most is that saving as WordPerfect produces a sub-MB file with no apparent loss of quality. I haven't seen the end result myself, but I've sent WP versions of large docs to the US without complaint. Unfortunately it reverts to its bloated size when converted back to Word. :mad: Cheers Billy *<8-{)= Edit: I don't seem to have the right-click options you mention either. This is Word 2000 so that could be a clue. |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 508767 | 2006-12-23 19:06:00 | Where can I find your article? It sounds like it may have some more useful tips in it. The link that FoxyMX gave is the article in question. | Jen (38) | ||
| 508768 | 2006-12-23 20:29:00 | The link that FoxyMX gave is the article in question . I had been wondering whether Billy actually went to that page or not . Didn't think so . :rolleyes: I guess next time I had better highlight the link to make it more obvious . :nerd: |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 508769 | 2006-12-23 21:12:00 | I had been wondering whether Billy actually went to that page or not . Didn't think so . :rolleyes: You are right Foxy, gosh darn dang it! I missed that link . :mad: I have been working long hours for weeks and (self imposed) deadline after deadline has slipped by while I struggled with a variety of issues related to this project . Plus of course the daily minutae, the never-ending telephone interruptions, plus other clients wanting "must be done now or never" work whom I could charge 3 arms and 4 legs for the privilege of queue jumping, and the requirements of Mrs T, which of course have top priority at all times . :rolleyes: On looking at it though, I fear that my venerable old Word 2000 may not be able to supply all the purported benefits so I'll have to investigate further once this job is finished . One thing I would never have thought of was composing images in Powerpoint then transferring to Word . I've cross-bred from Publisher, Works, Paint, Irfanview and various other imaging programs, but never Powerpoint . Cheers Billy *<8-{)= Ho Ho Ho (the three wise ladies, I couldn't find a virgin) Merry Christmas |
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