Fat files - smbols the problem?

[Fiddle Feller]

My Visio-laden Word doc is becoming unmanageable. I'd rather past the Visios
themselves, but the doc was exceeding 100 MB.

So for now, I'm pasting them as WMF, which requires another step or two to
edit and replace a graphic.

There are about 20 floor plans in this doc, which anywhere from zero to 15
symbols in them.

Question: Does the size of the original symbol and the number of times it is
used in a Visio drawing affect the size of a Word doc into which the graphic
is pasted?

 

[Paul Herber]

On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:19:02 -0700, Fiddle Feller <Fiddle

My Visio-laden Word doc is becoming unmanageable. I'd rather past the Visios
themselves, but the doc was exceeding 100 MB.

So for now, I'm pasting them as WMF, which requires another step or two to
edit and replace a graphic.

There are about 20 floor plans in this doc, which anywhere from zero to 15
symbols in them.

Question: Does the size of the original symbol and the number of times it is
used in a Visio drawing affect the size of a Word doc into which the graphic
is pasted?

It's most likely that it is Word that is causing the huge file size.
Check that 'Allow fast saves' is off. Also ensure that Track Changes
is off.

 

[Fiddle Feller]

Thanks, but Fast Saves and tracking already off in Word.

Separately, my Visios run 1.5 to 4 MB and there are 21 of them, so that
explains why the file is large.

What can I do to optimize the Visios themselves without losing detail?

 

[Mark Nelson [MS]]

Unfortunately a full copy of your Visio document is stored for EACH embedded
object in Word. This will quickly bloat your document, so I would
definitely recommend pasting Metafiles (or even better Enhanced Metafiles).

There are several ways to reduce your Visio file size though. You can
eliminate the preview thumbnail by going to File > Properties. You can
eliminate unused master shapes by going to File > Shapes > Show Document
Stencil. There select each master shapes and try to delete it. If you get
a warning, choose Cancel since that master is in use. Those are the easiest
ways. If your Visio document has images in it, you can adjust the
compression of those images (in Visio 2003).

--
Mark Nelson
Office Graphics - Visio
Microsoft Corporation

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