Picture importing file sizes - Word 2000

I have a simple Word 2000 document which I have imported a scanned picture into.
The file size henze is nearly 26megs. How do I reduce the byte size of pictures to insert into word or convert them once in Word to an appropriate overall file size?

Much better to convert them BEFORE you import to Word. Open the graphic in a
graphics program (PhotoPaint, PhotoShop, MS PhotoEdit, etc). Do any work you
need to on the image quality (contrast, HSB, etc). Set the image to the size
you want to end up with in the Word document. Finally set the resolution.
(screen display is 96 dpi max; print is typically 100 or 300 dpi). Now save
the graphic as gif and as jpg. Compare the sizes and experiment to see which
works best in Word (it depends on the type of image).

Now import or link to the graphic file. Avoid doing any graphic manipulation
at all within Word itself.


"Dan" wrote in message
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I have a simple Word 2000 document which I have imported a scanned picture
into.
The file size henze is nearly 26megs. How do I reduce the byte size of
pictures to insert into word or convert them once in Word to an appropriate
overall file size?

Hi Dan

If you don't have access to the original pictures or the
source that the pictures were taken from (i.e. screenshots
from software) and therefore can't follow Jezebel's
excellent advice you have one other option.

Select and cut the picture in Word then Select the Paste
Special option from the edit menu.

When the Paste Special dialog is displayed, select Picture
this will reduce the file size if the docuement
drastically.

regards

Alex



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Much better to convert them BEFORE you import to Word.
Open the graphic in a
graphics program (PhotoPaint, PhotoShop, MS PhotoEdit,
etc). Do any work you
need to on the image quality (contrast, HSB, etc). Set
the image to the size
you want to end up with in the Word document. Finally set
the resolution.
(screen display is 96 dpi max; print is typically 100 or
300 dpi). Now save
the graphic as gif and as jpg. Compare the sizes and
experiment to see which
works best in Word (it depends on the type of image).

Now import or link to the graphic file. Avoid doing any
graphic manipulation
at all within Word itself.


"Dan" wrote in
message
...
I have a simple Word 2000 document which I have
imported a scanned picture
into.
The file size henze is nearly 26megs. How do I reduce
the byte size of
pictures to insert into word or convert them once in Word
to an appropriate
overall file size?


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