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June 2nd, 2006, 05:22 PM
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Huge file size
If I add an image to my Pub 2002 publication, the file size increases (that's
normal)--but if I remove the image, the file size does NOT decrease---it remains the same. Apparently, it is cumulative---right now I am working with a Godzilla 339MB file size. Even if I remove all of my images from the publication, and I have nothing but text, the file size remains huge. Can anything be done to decrease the file size of an existing publication? Dave Block Tech Writer Long Island, NY 
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June 2nd, 2006, 05:42 PM
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Dave Block was very recently
heard to utter: If I add an image to my Pub 2002 publication, the file size increases (that's normal)--but if I remove the image, the file size does NOT decrease---it remains the same. Apparently, it is cumulative---right now I am working with a Godzilla 339MB file size. Even if I remove all of my images from the publication, and I have nothing but text, the file size remains huge. Can anything be done to decrease the file size of an existing publication? a) Have you got the latest service pack for Office XP? b) Have you tried a Save As? c) Are you basing each new publication on the previous version? (i.e. Issue 375 of a newsletter based on the .pub file for Issue 374)? -- Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher http://ed.mvps.org/
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June 2nd, 2006, 06:13 PM
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Huge file size
Thanks--
1. I'll check. 2. Yes, tried Save As with no luck. I too thought Pub 2002 would be like Acrobat in this way---open a PDF and Save As to decrease the file size. Great minds think alike! 3. Yes, the publication is in a continuous series of revisions, using the existing publication and adding to it or subtracting from it. Why would this be an issue? Besides performing the service pack (if needed) the only other option I can think of is to recreate, page by page, the publication. A bit overwhelming to think about, but it can be done. Thanks for your reply, Dave -- Tech Writer "Ed Bennett" wrote: Dave Block was very recently heard to utter: If I add an image to my Pub 2002 publication, the file size increases (that's normal)--but if I remove the image, the file size does NOT decrease---it remains the same. Apparently, it is cumulative---right now I am working with a Godzilla 339MB file size. Even if I remove all of my images from the publication, and I have nothing but text, the file size remains huge. Can anything be done to decrease the file size of an existing publication? a) Have you got the latest service pack for Office XP? b) Have you tried a Save As? c) Are you basing each new publication on the previous version? (i.e. Issue 375 of a newsletter based on the .pub file for Issue 374)? -- Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher http://ed.mvps.org/
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June 2nd, 2006, 06:32 PM
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Huge file size
This may help
PUB2002: Publication Retains Large File Size When Pages Are Deleted http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279368/en-us -- Mary Sauer MSFT MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://msauer.mvps.org/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "Dave Block" wrote in message ... Thanks-- 1. I'll check. 2. Yes, tried Save As with no luck. I too thought Pub 2002 would be like Acrobat in this way---open a PDF and Save As to decrease the file size. Great minds think alike! 3. Yes, the publication is in a continuous series of revisions, using the existing publication and adding to it or subtracting from it. Why would this be an issue? Besides performing the service pack (if needed) the only other option I can think of is to recreate, page by page, the publication. A bit overwhelming to think about, but it can be done. Thanks for your reply, Dave -- Tech Writer "Ed Bennett" wrote: Dave Block was very recently heard to utter: If I add an image to my Pub 2002 publication, the file size increases (that's normal)--but if I remove the image, the file size does NOT decrease---it remains the same. Apparently, it is cumulative---right now I am working with a Godzilla 339MB file size. Even if I remove all of my images from the publication, and I have nothing but text, the file size remains huge. Can anything be done to decrease the file size of an existing publication? a) Have you got the latest service pack for Office XP? b) Have you tried a Save As? c) Are you basing each new publication on the previous version? (i.e. Issue 375 of a newsletter based on the .pub file for Issue 374)? -- Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher http://ed.mvps.org/
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June 2nd, 2006, 06:54 PM
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Huge file size
Mary, I think you hit on the solution! Thank you!
Dave Block -- Tech Writer "Mary Sauer" wrote: This may help PUB2002: Publication Retains Large File Size When Pages Are Deleted http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279368/en-us -- Mary Sauer MSFT MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://msauer.mvps.org/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "Dave Block" wrote in message ... Thanks-- 1. I'll check. 2. Yes, tried Save As with no luck. I too thought Pub 2002 would be like Acrobat in this way---open a PDF and Save As to decrease the file size. Great minds think alike! 3. Yes, the publication is in a continuous series of revisions, using the existing publication and adding to it or subtracting from it. Why would this be an issue? Besides performing the service pack (if needed) the only other option I can think of is to recreate, page by page, the publication. A bit overwhelming to think about, but it can be done. Thanks for your reply, Dave -- Tech Writer "Ed Bennett" wrote: Dave Block was very recently heard to utter: If I add an image to my Pub 2002 publication, the file size increases (that's normal)--but if I remove the image, the file size does NOT decrease---it remains the same. Apparently, it is cumulative---right now I am working with a Godzilla 339MB file size. Even if I remove all of my images from the publication, and I have nothing but text, the file size remains huge. Can anything be done to decrease the file size of an existing publication? a) Have you got the latest service pack for Office XP? b) Have you tried a Save As? c) Are you basing each new publication on the previous version? (i.e. Issue 375 of a newsletter based on the .pub file for Issue 374)? -- Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher http://ed.mvps.org/
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June 2nd, 2006, 07:03 PM
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Huge file size
Glad to help...
-- Mary Sauer MSFT MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://msauer.mvps.org/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "Dave Block" wrote in message ... Mary, I think you hit on the solution! Thank you! Dave Block -- Tech Writer "Mary Sauer" wrote: This may help PUB2002: Publication Retains Large File Size When Pages Are Deleted http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279368/en-us -- Mary Sauer MSFT MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://msauer.mvps.org/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "Dave Block" wrote in message ... Thanks-- 1. I'll check. 2. Yes, tried Save As with no luck. I too thought Pub 2002 would be like Acrobat in this way---open a PDF and Save As to decrease the file size. Great minds think alike! 3. Yes, the publication is in a continuous series of revisions, using the existing publication and adding to it or subtracting from it. Why would this be an issue? Besides performing the service pack (if needed) the only other option I can think of is to recreate, page by page, the publication. A bit overwhelming to think about, but it can be done. Thanks for your reply, Dave -- Tech Writer "Ed Bennett" wrote: Dave Block was very recently heard to utter: If I add an image to my Pub 2002 publication, the file size increases (that's normal)--but if I remove the image, the file size does NOT decrease---it remains the same. Apparently, it is cumulative---right now I am working with a Godzilla 339MB file size. Even if I remove all of my images from the publication, and I have nothing but text, the file size remains huge. Can anything be done to decrease the file size of an existing publication? a) Have you got the latest service pack for Office XP? b) Have you tried a Save As? c) Are you basing each new publication on the previous version? (i.e. Issue 375 of a newsletter based on the .pub file for Issue 374)? -- Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher http://ed.mvps.org/
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June 2nd, 2006, 09:48 PM
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Huge file size
Unfortunately, this does not help at all. Apparently, I do not have any
Design Gallery Objects in my publication. If I click the Design Gallery Object button, and open the Design Gallery dialog, and I click the "Your Objects" tab, it is empty. Thanks anyway for trying! Maybe my design gallery IS full of "Your Objects" but for some reason I am unable to access the images. Dave Block -- Tech Writer "Mary Sauer" wrote: Glad to help... -- Mary Sauer MSFT MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://msauer.mvps.org/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "Dave Block" wrote in message ... Mary, I think you hit on the solution! Thank you! Dave Block -- Tech Writer "Mary Sauer" wrote: This may help PUB2002: Publication Retains Large File Size When Pages Are Deleted http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279368/en-us -- Mary Sauer MSFT MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://msauer.mvps.org/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "Dave Block" wrote in message ... Thanks-- 1. I'll check. 2. Yes, tried Save As with no luck. I too thought Pub 2002 would be like Acrobat in this way---open a PDF and Save As to decrease the file size. Great minds think alike! 3. Yes, the publication is in a continuous series of revisions, using the existing publication and adding to it or subtracting from it. Why would this be an issue? Besides performing the service pack (if needed) the only other option I can think of is to recreate, page by page, the publication. A bit overwhelming to think about, but it can be done. Thanks for your reply, Dave -- Tech Writer "Ed Bennett" wrote: Dave Block was very recently heard to utter: If I add an image to my Pub 2002 publication, the file size increases (that's normal)--but if I remove the image, the file size does NOT decrease---it remains the same. Apparently, it is cumulative---right now I am working with a Godzilla 339MB file size. Even if I remove all of my images from the publication, and I have nothing but text, the file size remains huge. Can anything be done to decrease the file size of an existing publication? a) Have you got the latest service pack for Office XP? b) Have you tried a Save As? c) Are you basing each new publication on the previous version? (i.e. Issue 375 of a newsletter based on the .pub file for Issue 374)? -- Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher http://ed.mvps.org/
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#8
June 5th, 2006, 03:13 PM
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Huge file size
Problem: Publication retains large file size even though pages and graphics
are deleted. So far, the following solutions have NOT worked: 1. Deleting Extra Content in the Design Gallery Objects dialog. 2. Use the "Save As..." file menu item. 3. Installing the latest service packs and updates. Can anyone think of any other ideas? Dave Tech Writer "Dave Block" wrote: Unfortunately, this does not help at all. Apparently, I do not have any Design Gallery Objects in my publication. If I click the Design Gallery Object button, and open the Design Gallery dialog, and I click the "Your Objects" tab, it is empty. Thanks anyway for trying! Maybe my design gallery IS full of "Your Objects" but for some reason I am unable to access the images. Dave Block -- Tech Writer "Mary Sauer" wrote: Glad to help... -- Mary Sauer MSFT MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://msauer.mvps.org/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "Dave Block" wrote in message ... Mary, I think you hit on the solution! Thank you! Dave Block -- Tech Writer "Mary Sauer" wrote: This may help PUB2002: Publication Retains Large File Size When Pages Are Deleted http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279368/en-us -- Mary Sauer MSFT MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://msauer.mvps.org/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "Dave Block" wrote in message ... Thanks-- 1. I'll check. 2. Yes, tried Save As with no luck. I too thought Pub 2002 would be like Acrobat in this way---open a PDF and Save As to decrease the file size. Great minds think alike! 3. Yes, the publication is in a continuous series of revisions, using the existing publication and adding to it or subtracting from it. Why would this be an issue? Besides performing the service pack (if needed) the only other option I can think of is to recreate, page by page, the publication. A bit overwhelming to think about, but it can be done. Thanks for your reply, Dave -- Tech Writer "Ed Bennett" wrote: Dave Block was very recently heard to utter: If I add an image to my Pub 2002 publication, the file size increases (that's normal)--but if I remove the image, the file size does NOT decrease---it remains the same. Apparently, it is cumulative---right now I am working with a Godzilla 339MB file size. Even if I remove all of my images from the publication, and I have nothing but text, the file size remains huge. Can anything be done to decrease the file size of an existing publication? a) Have you got the latest service pack for Office XP? b) Have you tried a Save As? c) Are you basing each new publication on the previous version? (i.e. Issue 375 of a newsletter based on the .pub file for Issue 374)? -- Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher http://ed.mvps.org/
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June 5th, 2006, 04:18 PM
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I've tried to come up with a solution. My best advice would be to start all over
again. Copy/paste pages over to a new instance of Publisher. I'll take a look at it if you are willing to send it. I have broadband, might zip it up and send it along to mary-sauer at columbus.rr.com -- Mary Sauer MSFT MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://msauer.mvps.org/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "Dave Block" wrote in message ... Problem: Publication retains large file size even though pages and graphics are deleted. So far, the following solutions have NOT worked: 1. Deleting Extra Content in the Design Gallery Objects dialog. 2. Use the "Save As..." file menu item. 3. Installing the latest service packs and updates. Can anyone think of any other ideas? Dave Tech Writer "Dave Block" wrote: Unfortunately, this does not help at all. Apparently, I do not have any Design Gallery Objects in my publication. If I click the Design Gallery Object button, and open the Design Gallery dialog, and I click the "Your Objects" tab, it is empty. Thanks anyway for trying! Maybe my design gallery IS full of "Your Objects" but for some reason I am unable to access the images. Dave Block -- Tech Writer "Mary Sauer" wrote: Glad to help... -- Mary Sauer MSFT MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://msauer.mvps.org/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "Dave Block" wrote in message ... Mary, I think you hit on the solution! Thank you! Dave Block -- Tech Writer "Mary Sauer" wrote: This may help PUB2002: Publication Retains Large File Size When Pages Are Deleted http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279368/en-us -- Mary Sauer MSFT MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://msauer.mvps.org/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "Dave Block" wrote in message ... Thanks-- 1. I'll check. 2. Yes, tried Save As with no luck. I too thought Pub 2002 would be like Acrobat in this way---open a PDF and Save As to decrease the file size. Great minds think alike! 3. Yes, the publication is in a continuous series of revisions, using the existing publication and adding to it or subtracting from it. Why would this be an issue? Besides performing the service pack (if needed) the only other option I can think of is to recreate, page by page, the publication. A bit overwhelming to think about, but it can be done. Thanks for your reply, Dave -- Tech Writer "Ed Bennett" wrote: Dave Block was very recently heard to utter: If I add an image to my Pub 2002 publication, the file size increases (that's normal)--but if I remove the image, the file size does NOT decrease---it remains the same. Apparently, it is cumulative---right now I am working with a Godzilla 339MB file size. Even if I remove all of my images from the publication, and I have nothing but text, the file size remains huge. Can anything be done to decrease the file size of an existing publication? a) Have you got the latest service pack for Office XP? b) Have you tried a Save As? c) Are you basing each new publication on the previous version? (i.e. Issue 375 of a newsletter based on the .pub file for Issue 374)? -- Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher http://ed.mvps.org/
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#10
June 5th, 2006, 04:31 PM
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Mary, thank you sincerely. Unfortunately sending 336MB through email is...a
bit much. Thanks anyway, I guess there is nothing I can do except re-create the whole publication. Dave Block Tech Writer "Mary Sauer" wrote: I've tried to come up with a solution. My best advice would be to start all over again. Copy/paste pages over to a new instance of Publisher. I'll take a look at it if you are willing to send it. I have broadband, might zip it up and send it along to mary-sauer at columbus.rr.com -- Mary Sauer MSFT MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://msauer.mvps.org/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "Dave Block" wrote in message ... Problem: Publication retains large file size even though pages and graphics are deleted. So far, the following solutions have NOT worked: 1. Deleting Extra Content in the Design Gallery Objects dialog. 2. Use the "Save As..." file menu item. 3. Installing the latest service packs and updates. Can anyone think of any other ideas? Dave Tech Writer "Dave Block" wrote: Unfortunately, this does not help at all. Apparently, I do not have any Design Gallery Objects in my publication. If I click the Design Gallery Object button, and open the Design Gallery dialog, and I click the "Your Objects" tab, it is empty. Thanks anyway for trying! Maybe my design gallery IS full of "Your Objects" but for some reason I am unable to access the images. Dave Block -- Tech Writer "Mary Sauer" wrote: Glad to help... -- Mary Sauer MSFT MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://msauer.mvps.org/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "Dave Block" wrote in message ... Mary, I think you hit on the solution! Thank you! Dave Block -- Tech Writer "Mary Sauer" wrote: This may help PUB2002: Publication Retains Large File Size When Pages Are Deleted http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279368/en-us -- Mary Sauer MSFT MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://msauer.mvps.org/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "Dave Block" wrote in message ... Thanks-- 1. I'll check. 2. Yes, tried Save As with no luck. I too thought Pub 2002 would be like Acrobat in this way---open a PDF and Save As to decrease the file size. Great minds think alike! 3. Yes, the publication is in a continuous series of revisions, using the existing publication and adding to it or subtracting from it. Why would this be an issue? Besides performing the service pack (if needed) the only other option I can think of is to recreate, page by page, the publication. A bit overwhelming to think about, but it can be done. Thanks for your reply, Dave -- Tech Writer "Ed Bennett" wrote: Dave Block was very recently heard to utter: If I add an image to my Pub 2002 publication, the file size increases (that's normal)--but if I remove the image, the file size does NOT decrease---it remains the same. Apparently, it is cumulative---right now I am working with a Godzilla 339MB file size. Even if I remove all of my images from the publication, and I have nothing but text, the file size remains huge. Can anything be done to decrease the file size of an existing publication? a) Have you got the latest service pack for Office XP? b) Have you tried a Save As? c) Are you basing each new publication on the previous version? (i.e. Issue 375 of a newsletter based on the .pub file for Issue 374)? -- Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher http://ed.mvps.org/
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