Help! Word Doc File Size Growing

[Steven K]

Hello,

I am working with MS Word. The document start at 700
pages at about 3 MB. All of a sudden, after a couple of
saves it is now 10 MB, who no new info added.

Then after another save the document has grown to 16 MB.

I tried to split up the document, but when I stripped out
everything and left my title page and header, it is still
13 MB.

What is going on? I can't work with a file size that
big.

Please help.


Thanks for your time,


Steven

 

[Steven k]

They are off. Thanks though.

Anyone else got ideas?

I heard something about corrupted formatting. Is there a
way to remove it?

Steven

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

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 Picture: 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.
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. Embedded True Type fonts (Tools | Options | Save); embedding fonts should
be avoided wherever possible.

6. Embedded graphics: When feasible, it is preferable to link the graphics.

7. Document corruption: See
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/AppErrors/CorruptDoc.htm.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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