Word 2003 - File Size

[M.K.]

I created two Word 2003 files. #1 has 21,120 words/115,251 characters
w/spaces. When saved, this file is 1.25 MB in size. #2 has 20,199
words/116,077 characters w/spaces but, after saving, is 10.8 MB in size. I
can find no difference in the files when reviewing in Properties. Why the
difference??

 

[Jay Freedman]

I created two Word 2003 files. #1 has 21,120 words/115,251 characters
w/spaces. When saved, this file is 1.25 MB in size. #2 has 20,199
words/116,077 characters w/spaces but, after saving, is 10.8 MB in size. I
can find no difference in the files when reviewing in Properties. Why the
difference??

Unexplained huge file sizes are typically a symptom of document corruption. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/CorruptDoc.htm.