File size problem

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Rob

I have a user that embeds many pictures in the presentations she creates
which makes the file sizes in excess of 250 MB. The pictures are already
reduced from 3+MB down to 500k, but with 50 photos, the files are much to
large to work off a network server.

Any tips on how to alleviate this problem?

Thanks,
Rob
 
Gosh Rob, 500K seems large...I'm working with software like macromedia
fireworks, or adobe imageready, to make my images much smaller. You do
sacrifice some print quality, but onscreen or on the web, they are just
fine.

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Any chance you are using PPT 2002 or 2003? If so, open the presentation,
right click one of the pictures, then find the Compress button. Click it and
you can adjust the compression for all the embedded pictures in the
presentation at the same time without affecting the original files.

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Rob,

Is the user "inserting > pictures > from file" (GOOD)

or "drag and drop" or "copy and paste" (BAD)

See these pages
Why are my PowerPoint files so big? What can I do about it?
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00062.htm

And
powerpoint and graphics tutorial (avoiding filesize bloat)
http://www.powerpointbackgrounds.com/powerpointgraphics.htm

You can't really go by the "filesize" before you import a graphic image (as jpgs are going to be smaller than BMPs
before you insert them).

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp

awesome - powerpoint backgrounds,
free powerpoint templates, tutorials, hints and tips etc
http://www.powerpointbackgrounds.com
 
Thanks. I will pass this along and add it to my brain area too.

Rob


TAJ Simmons said:
Rob,

Is the user "inserting > pictures > from file" (GOOD)

or "drag and drop" or "copy and paste" (BAD)

See these pages
Why are my PowerPoint files so big? What can I do about it?
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00062.htm

And
powerpoint and graphics tutorial (avoiding filesize bloat)
http://www.powerpointbackgrounds.com/powerpointgraphics.htm

You can't really go by the "filesize" before you import a graphic image
Click to expand...
(as jpgs are going to be smaller than BMPs
 
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Hello,

PowerPoint 2002 and PowerPoint 2003 provide an image optimization feature
(choose "Compress Picture" from the Picture toolbar), but other kinds of
optimizations (including lossy conversion of OLE objects, removal of hidden
objects, etc.) are not provided through it's user interface (and even
determining which content might be a candidate for optimization can be
difficult). You might also want to turn off the Allow Fast Saves feature
(Tools -> Options) which, as it's name implies, decreases the average time
to save a presentation, but does it at the expense of file size
(presentations files can be much larger than needed).

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