.jpg's in powerpoint

[Guy Thornberg]

I am updating my PP presentation.
I had 42 slide and my total file size was 36,000 kb
I tried to ad another slide w/picture and the file size went up to 49,500
kb. I stopped the saving process because the computer locked up. The new
slide I created in not their. Why did my total file size increase without
adding a slide? Was the resolution of the pic to high. Should I resize the
resolution of my pics before adding?
Does PP automatically resize pic file sizes whe adding to slides?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Guy

 

[Bill Foley]

First off, 36 meg with 42 slides is WAY too high! Either you are putting in
the pictures improperly or the resolution of each picture is WAY too high.
How are you inserting your jpgs? Are you clicking "Insert", "Picture",
"From file"? If not, you need to. If so, the resolution of the images are
way too high.

Also try this: Click "Tools", "Options", click the "Save" TAB and uncheck
the "Allow fast saves" option. Resave your presentation and check the file
size.

Holler back if this doesn't make sense and I will provide additional
direction.

 

[PPTMagician]

Hi Guy,

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

HTH,
Glenna

 

[Guy Thornberg]

Thanks for the help Bill. Answered questions in your paragraphs below.
Guy

 

[Bill Foley]

All I can suggest is to check out the following. Might be a few other
possibilities.

http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00062.htm

 

[Kathryn Jacobs]

Guy,
After you turned off fast saves, did you save the file under a new name? If
not, try that and see if your file size shrinks.

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[Guy Thornberg]

Thanks Kathryn,
Yes. I did a "save as" and gave it a new name. It stayed the same size. Is
there a way to show the file size of individal pics on PP slides? I could
right click and save them in a different file and then reduce the file size.
Then reinsert as picture from file.
What is a reasonable file size? 30 or 40 kb?
Guy

 

[John Langhans [MSFT]]

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Hello,

PowerPoint does not have the specific capability that you are looking (show
size of individual objects, such as pictures).

How are you inserting the pictures? (what commands, steps, etc.) The
recommended method for inserting pictures into PowerPoint is to use the
Insert -> Picture menu commands since this allow the optmizing tools (such
as Compress Picture tool on Picture toolbar) to be used most effectively.

If you (or anyone else reading this message) think that PowerPoint should
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[Echo S]

In that case, your JPGs are pretty big.

If you're using PPT 2002 or 2003, you can use the built-in Compress
Pictures option on the Picture toolbar to resize them.

Or, I prefer the PPT Optimizer for any version of PPT. It allows you
more control than PPT's Compress Pictures option does.
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptools/FAQ00013.htm

Other third-party tools which will work in any version include
http://www.nxpowerlite.com/ and
http://portal.impactlabs.com/ImpactLabs/HomePage.aspx

Finally, before starting this process in future, check
http://www.powerpointbackgrounds.com/powerpointgraphics.htm about how to
"right-size" your images for PPT.