Links to Graphics / Tables in Excel & Powerpoint - Huge File Sizes

[JazzBass]

Hi all,

We are currently using Publisher 2003. If we create a publisher file with
links to Powerpoint presentation slides and excel spreadsheets (copy - paste
special), the file is massive.

We tried saving it as a 2000 format file, and it shaved off around 70 meg.

I downloaded Pubilsher 2007 and doing a 'Save As' knocked the file size down
to 61, I did a test earlier and from a 104 meg file it was down to 24 meg.

Is the large file size a problem with 2003?

Thanks,
JB

 

[Mary Sauer]

It certainly isn't a Publisher 2003 problem. Publisher 2000 created bloated
files. I'd look into the PowerPoint presentation. Have you tried inserting
rather than copy/paste? Insert, Object, Check "create from file", browse to your
file.

 

[JazzBass]

Thank you Mary.

Well...

The tables and graphics are created in Excel. Then they are 'live linked'
into Power Point, then to publisher. I think (only say that because a
coworker is doing this) this is for ease of updating, other than the fact
some figures are maps and can only be done in PowerPoint, so maps and
graphics are kept in one place. For anything other than maps, we just
update the data in Excel, then it should reflect through the Power Point
slides, then in Publisher.

Thanks,
JB