Size of inserted images

[Jeff]

Many of the images I insert into a Word document were taken by a 10 MB
digital camera and are therefore large files. When I use
Insert/picture/from file (Word 2002) it seems overkill. Of course a
resize the dimensions of the image in the Word document but suspect that
does not change the image file size - or does it?

Should one resize the image in an image manipulating app before using it
in a Word document (which is tedious) or is there a simpler way to do
this so as to keep image file sizes reasonable?

Thanks.

Jeff

 

[Jenny]

Many of the images I insert into a Word document were taken by
a 10 MB digital camera and are therefore large files. When I
use Insert/picture/from file (Word 2002) it seems overkill. Of
course a resize the dimensions of the image in the Word
document but suspect that does not change the image file size
- or does it?

Should one resize the image in an image manipulating app
before using it in a Word document (which is tedious)

Yes. Use Irfan View www.irfanview.com It can resize a whole file
folder in one swoop if needed.

And resize before sending 10 MB to anyone... at least ASK them if
it's ok to send a large file.

 

[Jeff]

Yes. Use Irfan View www.irfanview.com It can resize a whole file
folder in one swoop if needed.

And resize before sending 10 MB to anyone... at least ASK them if
it's ok to send a large file.

Thanks Jenny.

I know about Irfanview and have it as well as many other similar
programs. My question was specific to Word and how Word handles
inserted images. Does it just insert the image in its original full
file size or does it convert it and its size in some way to fit the
space assigned to it within the document.

Jeff

 

[Jay Freedman]

I would recommend always resizing, and possibly changing the resolution, in a dedicated image app such as IrfanView (which has a batch mode that can resize a whole folder-full at once).

 

[Jenny]

Thanks Jenny.

I know about Irfanview and have it as well as many other
similar programs. My question was specific to Word and how
Word handles inserted images. Does it just insert the image
in its original full file size or does it convert it and its
size in some way to fit the space assigned to it within the
document.

Jeff

It inserts as original.

 

[Dave Symes]

Thanks Jenny.

I know about Irfanview and have it as well as many other similar
programs. My question was specific to Word and how Word handles
inserted images. Does it just insert the image in its original full
file size or does it convert it and its size in some way to fit the
space assigned to it within the document.

Jeff

Fay recently received some Word files to proofread/edit and the couple of
graphics within the document, even though only occupying a relatively
small display space 4 x 3 roughly, were very large in their natural state.

Terrible waste of bytes, and part of the reason some Word docs get so
bloated.

Same thing often happens with Web sites, a little display image 160 x 120,
and if you look at the file if you grab it, it will be poster size.
Bwaaaa!
Dave

Aside annoyance... Someone a short while ago sent me (I should say) tried
to send me a couple of emails with kiddie pictures from their latest
whizzo Digicamera, each picture was close to 25 Mbytes, no chance...
I eventually had to go server side and manually delete them to ease the
blockage.
D.

 

[Graham Mayor]

Other applications that will resize images easily are Google Picasa 3
(export images)
and SnagIt 9 (this one is not free, but I guarantee you'll find it
indispensible )

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

It should be added, however, that images can be compressed after being added
to a document.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Daddy]

It should be added, however, that images can be compressed after being
added to a document.

Brice Lambson has created a clone of Microsoft's Image Resizer Powertoy
for Windows XP that works perfectly with Windows 7. I rely on it to
resize pictures I send out in email.

http://imageresizer.codeplex.com/

Suzanne, if you could describe how to compress an image after adding it
to a document, that would be great.

Daddy

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Select the picture and click the Compress Pictures button on the Picture
toolbar. The Compress Pictures dialog gives you various options, including
just deleting cropped areas.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Jeff]

Fay recently received some Word files to proofread/edit and the couple of
graphics within the document, even though only occupying a relatively
small display space 4 x 3 roughly, were very large in their natural state.

Terrible waste of bytes, and part of the reason some Word docs get so
bloated.

Same thing often happens with Web sites, a little display image 160 x 120,
and if you look at the file if you grab it, it will be poster size.
Bwaaaa!
Dave

Aside annoyance... Someone a short while ago sent me (I should say) tried
to send me a couple of emails with kiddie pictures from their latest
whizzo Digicamera, each picture was close to 25 Mbytes, no chance...
I eventually had to go server side and manually delete them to ease the
blockage.
D.

Thanks. I know about image size problems in emails and websites. I just
did not know what happened in word docs. I go back a long way and recall
that at one time Word would change inserted images into its own
proprietary wpg" format.

Jeff

 

[Jeff]

Other applications that will resize images easily are Google Picasa 3
(export images)
and SnagIt 9 (this one is not free, but I guarantee you'll find it
indispensible )

Thanks.

 

[Jeff]

It should be added, however, that images can be compressed after being
added to a document.

How? By compressing the entire document?

If so that does not seem to eliminate the need to modify the image size
before inserting.

 

[Jeff]

Select the picture and click the Compress Pictures button on the Picture
toolbar. The Compress Pictures dialog gives you various options,
including just deleting cropped areas.

Just saw this. It seems to only have a 200dpi option. Can that be changed?

Actually, my original question was looking for something just like this,
either built in or as an add-on that would do exactly what this compress
feature does but with some additional selective features.

Also, it is not clear if this Word compress tool actually changes the
inserted file size, the original file that was inserted, or what it does
exactly to the picture.

Jeff

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

It has 200 dpi for documents, 96 for Web use. I would guess that the latter
might be 72 or 120 if you had chosen that alternative in Tools | Options |
General | Web Options. It does change the picture in the document. It does
not affect the original, even if it is linked.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Jeff]

It has 200 dpi for documents, 96 for Web use. I would guess that the
latter might be 72 or 120 if you had chosen that alternative in Tools |
Options | General | Web Options. It does change the picture in the
document. It does not affect the original, even if it is linked.

Thank you. Very helpful to know.