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Subject:Re: MS Word Bloat From:"Terry Barron" <tbarron -at- systems -dot- dhl -dot- com> To:Susan Kirsch <susan -at- virtualcyber -dot- com> Date:Wed, 29 Mar 2000 10:18:03 -0800
Hi,
These two Word features quickly inflate file sizes:
Versions
If you have "Versions" turned on, Word keeps a copy of each old
version every time you save the file. Choose these menu items to
access the Versions dialog box:
File->Versions
Delete all old versions, then turn off versions
Track Changes
If you have "Track Changes", Word keeps all the changes made to
the original document. Choose these menu items to open the
Track Changes dialog box:
Tools->Track Changes
Accept all changes, then turn off track changes
Susan Kirsch wrote:
>
> I am writing a doc in Word that jumped from 200KB to 9MB. This doc has one
> graphic. What is the deal?
> I know that I knew this once, but I can't recall it from the haze.
>
> Incidentally, I copied and pasted all but the last paragraph mark, so it is
> back to bantam weight again. But I am under a huge deadline and would like
> to change whatever setting is causing this sudden weight gain.
--
Terry Barron
DHL Systems, Inc.
tbarron -at- systems -dot- dhl -dot- com
