A text Box that is 12MB

[DianaLynnJohnson]

I was sent a ppt with a master slide template and one of the text
boxes with 4 words was 12MB all by itself. Is there any way to view
the size of text boxes, graphics and embeds as a stand alone size?
The entire presentation was 5 slides all text, so I saved each slide
to find the bandit, and found this one text box on the one slide to be
this big.

As I was not the author of the original presentation, I was not able
to figure out how a text box could be so big.

Any suggestions?

Angel_Baby

 

[Guest]

Hi there

Sounds like there may be some mysterious hidden object somewhere on the
slide - or off to one side where you can't see it. Check this out:
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00062.htm particularly the bit entitled 'Mysterious,
unseen elements'

Hope that helps

Lucy

--
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au

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[Steve Rindsberg]

I was sent a ppt with a master slide template and one of the text
boxes with 4 words was 12MB all by itself. Is there any way to view
the size of text boxes, graphics and embeds as a stand alone size?
The entire presentation was 5 slides all text, so I saved each slide
to find the bandit, and found this one text box on the one slide to be
this big.

Probably it's not the text box itself but something in the master or on the
slide itself. To verify this, delete the text box, save the presentation
again. Does it shrink to nothing? If not, it's not the text box at fault.

Have a look here for more suggestions:

Why are my PowerPoint files so big? What can I do about it?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00062.htm

 

[Ute Simon]

Sounds like AutoSave is turned on. Deactivate this feature in Tools -
Options - Save (and never turn it on, you don't need it). Then save the file
again, using a different name.

Best regards,
Ute

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

In addition to the excellent guesses you have gotten so far...

My guess is that the text box has an unusual font, and the font is
embedded in the presentation.

--David

--
David M. Marcovitz
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/

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[Steve Rindsberg]

My guess is that the text box has an unusual font, and the font is

embedded in the presentation.

Ooooooh, GOOD one!