Use Start=>Run and type
Winword.exe /a
Then start a new blank document and save it. That's the 'featureless' version of Word and about the minimum you'll get in file size
from Word, but you'll also have some lowered capabilities.
Word documents are using a structured file environment, they contain more than just text as mentioned previously. If you need just
the text and not the Word formatting preserved you may want to use
Office Button=>Save As=>Other Formats=>Plain text
Windows itself has a minimum file storage space allocated based on the sector formatting size on your hard drive.
In one of Suzanne's replies she listed the locations in earlier versions of Word (menus) for some of the 'file size' related items.
Those would generally be different in Word 2007.
Two that aren't in Word 2007 (actually also for Word 2003+SP3 as well), 'Fast Saves' is no longer applicable. [In Word 2003 SP3 it's
a checkbox that no longer functions, in Word 2007 it's not offered].
Saving multiple file Versions in a document are also no longer available in Word 2007. FWIW, the transfer time for a 24KB file on
at 46KB (typical of a 56K dialup modem) would be around 4 seconds. Depending on how these files are retrieved, edited and then sent
to the server the setting in
Office Button=>Word Options=>Advanced=>Save
[x] Copy remotely stored files onto your computer, and update the remote file when saving
You'll probably need to test as the way Word works with temporary files that can be a help or slow things down, depending on the
frequency of saving and editing and then closing the file, although on networks it's pretty much on no matter what the setting. The
setting in that same area for 'Allow background saves' is another one that may or may not help if you're doing remote editing.
If folks are simply filling in forms you may want to consider the setting to save just the form data and upload that.
Office Button=>Word Options=>Advanced=>Preserve Fidelity when sharing this document.
[x] Save form data as delimited text file.
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Is it possible to disbale some word features, which can lead to reducing file size??>>
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MS Office System Products MVP
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