.DOT file seems larger than it should be

[Rick]

The .DOT file that contains my macros seems unusually large (file size
in KB) for what's actually in it. Is there some process of
compressing that I need to perform?

 

[Jay Freedman]

The .DOT file that contains my macros seems unusually large (file size
in KB) for what's actually in it. Is there some process of
compressing that I need to perform?

Try http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/TemplateBloat.htm.