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Why is a file with more content smaller than a file with less?
I have have two files that have the same template. One has three pages and a
great deal more content, but it is roughly 300KB. The blank template, a single page, with a header, is over 1,000KB. I have tried looking for differences in the make up of the templates, but I can not find anything. Is there anything in the setting that would make one file so much larger?? |
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Why is a file with more content smaller than a file with less?
Hard to say without seeing the documents. However, in Tools - Options -
Save, make sure that Allow fast saves is turned OFF in both documents. Make a false change (i.e., insert a space and delete it), then resave the problem file. Is it any smaller now? A few things that can make some files larger: * Embedding fonts * Hidden graphics (i.e., does the larger of the two files contain graphics that aren't displayed due to View settings?) * Macros (which can be stored in both documents and templates) Aside from this, I found the wording of the question odd. On the one hand, you say the two files "have the same template." On the other hand, you talk about them as if they were based on different templates. Documents are based on templates, but they don't inherit everything in the template. Your question is confusing enough that I'm not really sure what you're comparing. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP http://www.herbtyson.com Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "Jessica" wrote in message ... I have have two files that have the same template. One has three pages and a great deal more content, but it is roughly 300KB. The blank template, a single page, with a header, is over 1,000KB. I have tried looking for differences in the make up of the templates, but I can not find anything. Is there anything in the setting that would make one file so much larger?? |
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Why is a file with more content smaller than a file with less?
I am comparing a blank template file with a file created using that
template. The blank template file is larger than the proposal even though the proposal (in which the template was used) has more pages and more graphic and more over all content. Thank you for your help! "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: Hard to say without seeing the documents. However, in Tools - Options - Save, make sure that Allow fast saves is turned OFF in both documents. Make a false change (i.e., insert a space and delete it), then resave the problem file. Is it any smaller now? A few things that can make some files larger: * Embedding fonts * Hidden graphics (i.e., does the larger of the two files contain graphics that aren't displayed due to View settings?) * Macros (which can be stored in both documents and templates) Aside from this, I found the wording of the question odd. On the one hand, you say the two files "have the same template." On the other hand, you talk about them as if they were based on different templates. Documents are based on templates, but they don't inherit everything in the template. Your question is confusing enough that I'm not really sure what you're comparing. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP http://www.herbtyson.com Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "Jessica" wrote in message ... I have have two files that have the same template. One has three pages and a great deal more content, but it is roughly 300KB. The blank template, a single page, with a header, is over 1,000KB. I have tried looking for differences in the make up of the templates, but I can not find anything. Is there anything in the setting that would make one file so much larger?? |
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Why is a file with more content smaller than a file with less?
The "blank" template might contain macros. It also might contain a variety
of other resources, such as AutoText entries. Still another possibility is that it was last saved with Fast Saves enabled, and might contain leftover text (depending on how it was created). You might make a copy of the template, then open the copy using the Recover text from any file (Files of Type) option to see what exactly it *does* contain in the way of text. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP http://www.herbtyson.com Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "Jessica" wrote in message ... I am comparing a blank template file with a file created using that template. The blank template file is larger than the proposal even though the proposal (in which the template was used) has more pages and more graphic and more over all content. Thank you for your help! "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: Hard to say without seeing the documents. However, in Tools - Options - Save, make sure that Allow fast saves is turned OFF in both documents. Make a false change (i.e., insert a space and delete it), then resave the problem file. Is it any smaller now? A few things that can make some files larger: * Embedding fonts * Hidden graphics (i.e., does the larger of the two files contain graphics that aren't displayed due to View settings?) * Macros (which can be stored in both documents and templates) Aside from this, I found the wording of the question odd. On the one hand, you say the two files "have the same template." On the other hand, you talk about them as if they were based on different templates. Documents are based on templates, but they don't inherit everything in the template. Your question is confusing enough that I'm not really sure what you're comparing. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP http://www.herbtyson.com Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "Jessica" wrote in message ... I have have two files that have the same template. One has three pages and a great deal more content, but it is roughly 300KB. The blank template, a single page, with a header, is over 1,000KB. I have tried looking for differences in the make up of the templates, but I can not find anything. Is there anything in the setting that would make one file so much larger?? |
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