Large file size after inserting pictures.

[Med_tech]

My "Word" document file size increases dramatically after inserting JPEG
images using the "insert picture from file option". I even used the "link to
file" option during the picture insertion process, but the file still grows
to a large size sfter inserting and saving the document (i.e. 100K JPEG
results in a 3Meg file). This doesn't occur however until after I attempt to
reduce the picture size in real-time by highlighting it and scaling it down
using one of the diagonal corners. I'm using word 2002/SP3.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Scaling the picture in Word results in the scaled image being kept in the
document. If at all possible, scale your pictures outside of Word.
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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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