File Bloat

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We have a series of DOT files that we use to ensure consistency of our
product development process documents. They work well except if someone does
one of two things, the files bloat exponentially. The file will initiatlly
bloat from 2 meg to 120 meg and continue increasing in size.

The two things that seem to trigger the bloat are:

1. Creating a table and then merging some cells (the table is no longer
normalized)
or
2. Creating a section and formatting it into 2 columns (to be honest - I
haven't been able to replicate this one)

In addition to the file bloating in size, the footers suddenly have
additional paragraphs added so that it takes up 1/3 of the page.

I have looked at the codes using CrossEyes and haven't been able to discern
anything weird that way. We have sample files, but since they contain future
product information, I can't send them. I can probably fabricate something,
but I am hoping someone has already encountered this behaviour.

In the short term, we're advising people not to merge cells in a table or
use 2 column section formats...but we really need a better solution.

tia,

rhoda

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Rho,

What version & build of Word (from Help=>About) are you
using?

Were these documents and templates created in an earlier
version of Word?

It sounds like there is corruption in the document so
it might be helfpul to be able to see a sample one or
if you have steps that can reproduce it, for example when
you're using a blank document rather than it occuring with
your custom templates.

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We have a series of DOT files that we use to ensure consistency of our
product development process documents. They work well except if someone does
one of two things, the files bloat exponentially. The file will initiatlly
bloat from 2 meg to 120 meg and continue increasing in size.

The two things that seem to trigger the bloat are:

1. Creating a table and then merging some cells (the table is no longer
normalized)
or
2. Creating a section and formatting it into 2 columns (to be honest - I
haven't been able to replicate this one)

In addition to the file bloating in size, the footers suddenly have
additional paragraphs added so that it takes up 1/3 of the page.

I have looked at the codes using CrossEyes and haven't been able to discern
anything weird that way. We have sample files, but since they contain future
product information, I can't send them. I can probably fabricate something,
but I am hoping someone has already encountered this behaviour.

In the short term, we're advising people not to merge cells in a table or
use 2 column section formats...but we really need a better solution.

tia,

rhoda>>