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Word file saving on top of itself.
Hi. I have a word file approx. 5,700 kb in size. I made changes to the file,
saved them, then ran a new TOC and saved the file again. The first time, the file size varied by only a few kb. But, after running the new TOC and saving, the saved file doubled in size to over 11,000 kb. When the larger file is opened, there are no visible reasons for the larger size (i.e., no added pages, text, etc.). I deleted the TOC, ran a new one, and saved the file again. This time, the file size increased to over 16,700 kb - the file saved the original 5,700 on top of itself again. Has any one encountered this problem? And a fix? Thanks! |
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Word file saving on top of itself.
Turn off the Fast Saves feature. Tools Options Save
This should never be turned on. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "denisej77" wrote in message ... Hi. I have a word file approx. 5,700 kb in size. I made changes to the file, saved them, then ran a new TOC and saved the file again. The first time, the file size varied by only a few kb. But, after running the new TOC and saving, the saved file doubled in size to over 11,000 kb. When the larger file is opened, there are no visible reasons for the larger size (i.e., no added pages, text, etc.). I deleted the TOC, ran a new one, and saved the file again. This time, the file size increased to over 16,700 kb - the file saved the original 5,700 on top of itself again. Has any one encountered this problem? And a fix? Thanks! |
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Word file saving on top of itself.
Charles, thank you so much for reply to this so qickly - I just checked, and
I don't have the Fast Saves feature selected; would the problem occur if someone uses the feature, and then I work with their file? Would having "Embed Smart Tags" selected cause it do you think? "Charles Kenyon" wrote: Turn off the Fast Saves feature. Tools Options Save This should never be turned on. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "denisej77" wrote in message ... Hi. I have a word file approx. 5,700 kb in size. I made changes to the file, saved them, then ran a new TOC and saved the file again. The first time, the file size varied by only a few kb. But, after running the new TOC and saving, the saved file doubled in size to over 11,000 kb. When the larger file is opened, there are no visible reasons for the larger size (i.e., no added pages, text, etc.). I deleted the TOC, ran a new one, and saved the file again. This time, the file size increased to over 16,700 kb - the file saved the original 5,700 on top of itself again. Has any one encountered this problem? And a fix? Thanks! |
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Word file saving on top of itself.
No, Fast Saves is not a document setting but a system setting. Another
possible cause is "versions," which is document specific. You can find the versions setting under the File menu. Embed Smart Tags could cause file bloat, but I would be surprised at it causing what you are seeing. (I turned it off on my system so am not aware of potential problems. I didn't use the tags and the purple lines annoyed me.) If the versions feature isn't the cause, try creating a new blank document and copying all of your original document into the new one - except for the last paragraph mark. See what happens with that. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "denisej77" wrote in message ... Charles, thank you so much for reply to this so qickly - I just checked, and I don't have the Fast Saves feature selected; would the problem occur if someone uses the feature, and then I work with their file? Would having "Embed Smart Tags" selected cause it do you think? "Charles Kenyon" wrote: Turn off the Fast Saves feature. Tools Options Save This should never be turned on. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "denisej77" wrote in message ... Hi. I have a word file approx. 5,700 kb in size. I made changes to the file, saved them, then ran a new TOC and saved the file again. The first time, the file size varied by only a few kb. But, after running the new TOC and saving, the saved file doubled in size to over 11,000 kb. When the larger file is opened, there are no visible reasons for the larger size (i.e., no added pages, text, etc.). I deleted the TOC, ran a new one, and saved the file again. This time, the file size increased to over 16,700 kb - the file saved the original 5,700 on top of itself again. Has any one encountered this problem? And a fix? Thanks! |
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Word file saving on top of itself.
OK, thanks, Charles, I'll try these two things and see if they work. One
thing I did notice is when I saved edits to it prior to running a new TOC, the "diskette" icon in the status bar activated; then, when I ran the new TOC and saved, "Saving" and the activity string displayed in the status bar instead of the "diskette" icon, and the file size bloated. That led me to think that it was something to do with the TOC; but it's not doing it with every document, so it must be something embeded. Weird! "Charles Kenyon" wrote: No, Fast Saves is not a document setting but a system setting. Another possible cause is "versions," which is document specific. You can find the versions setting under the File menu. Embed Smart Tags could cause file bloat, but I would be surprised at it causing what you are seeing. (I turned it off on my system so am not aware of potential problems. I didn't use the tags and the purple lines annoyed me.) If the versions feature isn't the cause, try creating a new blank document and copying all of your original document into the new one - except for the last paragraph mark. See what happens with that. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "denisej77" wrote in message ... Charles, thank you so much for reply to this so qickly - I just checked, and I don't have the Fast Saves feature selected; would the problem occur if someone uses the feature, and then I work with their file? Would having "Embed Smart Tags" selected cause it do you think? "Charles Kenyon" wrote: Turn off the Fast Saves feature. Tools Options Save This should never be turned on. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "denisej77" wrote in message ... Hi. I have a word file approx. 5,700 kb in size. I made changes to the file, saved them, then ran a new TOC and saved the file again. The first time, the file size varied by only a few kb. But, after running the new TOC and saving, the saved file doubled in size to over 11,000 kb. When the larger file is opened, there are no visible reasons for the larger size (i.e., no added pages, text, etc.). I deleted the TOC, ran a new one, and saved the file again. This time, the file size increased to over 16,700 kb - the file saved the original 5,700 on top of itself again. Has any one encountered this problem? And a fix? Thanks! |
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