I knew there had to be a reason why I always unchecked that on installation!
Terry
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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Sheesh! Another one to add to the list.
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"Paul MR" wrote in message
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Solved. Thanks Bob and Suzanne. Your suggestions led me to the
solution. I unchecked "Embed linguistic data" -- whatever that is -- in
tools | options | save. The document is back to normal size.
Paul in San Francisco
Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
There are a number of reasons for excessive file size, including:
1. Fast Saves: Disable this at on the Save tab of Tools | Options.
2. Preview Pictu Clear the check box on the Summary tab of File |
Properties.
3. Versions (File | Versions): Make sure "Automatically save version on
close" is not turned on.
4. Revisions (Tools | Track Changes):
Highlight Changes: Make sure "Highlight changes on screen" is
turned
on
(or that "Final Showing Markup" is displayed).
Accept/Reject Changes: If "Accept All" or "Reject All" is available
then
revisions are present; accept or reject all changes, then turn Track
Changes
off.
5. Keep track of formatting (Tools | Options | Edit). This is
reportedly
a
major cause of file bloat in Word 2002 and above.
6. Embedded True Type fonts (Tools | Options | Save); embedding fonts
should
be avoided wherever possible.
7. Embedded graphics: When feasible, it is preferable to link the
graphics.
That is, when you insert the graphic, click the arrow beside Insert in
the
Picture dialog and choose Link to File rather than Insert or Insert and
Link.
8. Embedded objects: These are even worse than ordinary graphics saved
with
the document. If you see an { EMBED } code, the graphic is an OLE
object.
Unless you need to be able to edit the object in place, unlink it using
Ctrl+Shift+F9.
9. File format: Make sure you are saving as a Word document; in some
cases
.rtf (Rich Text Format) files are significantly larger than .doc files.
10. Document corruption: See
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/AppErrors/CorruptDoc.htm.