Why is the file size of my (empty) powerpoints so big?

[Guest]

The file size of the powerpoint presentation my company uses is 2.5megs, even
if it's a single slide with one word of text. It's not because the
background itself has a lot of content. I'm guessing it's because the file
has been edited hundreds of times and there is actually some "subliminal"
record of this embedded in the slide. This creates havoc when emailing
slides around within a group for editing. Is there some way to "scrub" the
content so that I can get it back to a manageable size?

 

[Kathy Jacobs]

Go to Tools--> Options--> Save tab and turn off Fast Saves. Once you have
done that, re-save the file with a new name. The file size should shrink.

If it still is way bigger than you think it should be, check out the rest of
the advice on this page from Steve Rindsberg's PPT FAQ:
Why are my PowerPoint files so big? What can I do about it?
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00062.htm

--
Kathryn Jacobs, Microsoft MVP PowerPoint and OneNote
Author of Kathy Jacobs on PowerPoint - Available now from Holy Macro! Books
Get PowerPoint answers at http://www.powerpointanswers.com

I believe life is meant to be lived. But:
if we live without making a difference, it makes no difference that we lived

 

[Supreme Ruler]

Go to Tools--> Options--> Save tab and turn off Fast Saves. Once you have
done that, re-save the file with a new name. The file size should shrink.

If it still is way bigger than you think it should be, check out the rest of
the advice on this page from Steve Rindsberg's PPT FAQ:
Why are my PowerPoint files so big? What can I do about it?
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00062.htm

--
Kathryn Jacobs, Microsoft MVP PowerPoint and OneNote
Author of Kathy Jacobs on PowerPoint - Available now from Holy Macro! Books
Get PowerPoint answers at http://www.powerpointanswers.com

I believe life is meant to be lived. But:
if we live without making a difference, it makes no difference that we lived

Any update to this? Current version of PowerPoint doesn't have "Tools/Options"! And I have an 8MB file that has NO slides!