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Subject:Re: Word97 linking to graphics From:"Peter Ring, PRC" <prc -at- PRC -dot- DK> Date:Fri, 9 Oct 1998 13:17:52 +1
Mark Magennis asked:
> I have inserted a .gif graphic in a Word97 document using the Link To File
> option in the Insert Picture dialog. This is supposed to make the document
> much smaller than if I included the graphic itself. Comparative file sizes
> are:
>
> Document without graphic 81K
> Document including graphic 889K
> Document with linked graphic 873K
>
> The graphic is a 20K GIF image. The document is a template. Why is the
> link using up 800K?
See my "Tip of the month" for November 1997, which has a section on
"How to make the MS Word file smaller".
Further information on the use of bitmaps may be found in "Tip of the
month" for June 1998.
Both are available from my website (see below) by clicking any "Old
tips" link.
BTW: have you remembered to switch the "fast save" feature off
(Functions/Settings menu, Save tab-sheet). Fast save may
significantly increase the size of your file!
Greetings from Denmark
Peter Ring
PRC (Peter Ring Consultants)
- specialists in user friendly manuals.
prc -at- prc -dot- dk
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of prof. associations, and tips for technical writers: http://www.prc.dk/user-friendly-manuals/
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