File Size Increases With SWF When Saving a PPT 2000 to 2002

[Tom]

I frequently create SWF screencasts at home, embed them using PPT 2000, and
bring them to work for distribution. They work fine. The problem I have is
that on occasion I may edit the presentation using PPT2002 and when saving,
even w/different file name, file size increases dramatically. This will
happen even if the change is to correct a typo on a text-only page. I have
fast saves off, know about not embedding fonts., etc. The increase is
dramatic - one recent file was 9.5 meg when created in 2000 and increased to
15+ meg when saved in 2002.

Further, I find that even if a create on original in 2002 the file size is
dramatically larger than if I do it in 2000. For example, a completely blank
presentation with an embedded SWF of only 92k saves at about 400k in 2002,
less than 200k in 2000.

I should mention that I only have this problem if the presentations contain
SWF's - other presentations are fine from version to version.

My workaround has been to do everything at home but now couple of others in
my office want to do the same thing I'm doing and they will only have 2002.
I can't find anything specific to this problem and hope someone here has an
answer.

 

[Echo S]

You're not saving the file as a "97-2003 and 95 presentation" are you? (or
whatever that setting is in PPT 2002)

 

[Tom]

Thanks responding with the idea but nope, not doing that either. I have a
feeling it might be related to the item seen in this group about how PPT may
change the Playing Flag from True to False so not to Save the file after
viewing. Plan to do side by sides with both versions this weekend and try to
figure this out. Thanks again.

You're not saving the file as a "97-2003 and 95 presentation" are you? (or
whatever that setting is in PPT 2002)

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I frequently create SWF screencasts at home, embed them using PPT 2000, and
bring them to work for distribution. They work fine. The problem I have
is
that on occasion I may edit the presentation using PPT2002 and when
saving,
even w/different file name, file size increases dramatically. This will
happen even if the change is to correct a typo on a text-only page. I
have
fast saves off, know about not embedding fonts., etc. The increase is
dramatic - one recent file was 9.5 meg when created in 2000 and increased
to
15+ meg when saved in 2002.

Further, I find that even if a create on original in 2002 the file size is
dramatically larger than if I do it in 2000. For example, a completely
blank
presentation with an embedded SWF of only 92k saves at about 400k in 2002,
less than 200k in 2000.

I should mention that I only have this problem if the presentations
contain
SWF's - other presentations are fine from version to version.

My workaround has been to do everything at home but now couple of others
in
my office want to do the same thing I'm doing and they will only have
2002.
I can't find anything specific to this problem and hope someone here has
an
answer.