Why are the file sizes so big? (800Kb for a one page document)

[dms]

I have started a document and right now, it is a little over a page, yet the
file size is about 800Kb. Something like this in Word 2003 would be less than
30Kb. Is there a way to make the size smaller?

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi DMS,

Generall, Word 2007 .docx files will be comparable to or smaller than their Word 2003 .doc counterparts, but not always. What
document format are you using in File=>Save As?

Other than text, what content do you have in the document (pasted pictures, etc)?

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I have started a document and right now, it is a little over a page, yet the
file size is about 800Kb. Something like this in Word 2003 would be less than
30Kb. Is there a way to make the size smaller?>>
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Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

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