Managing large files

[JC]

I had a presentation that was about 4Mb. I edited this
presentation and added a few slides, now the file size is
36Mb. I've noticed before when editing a file the size
increases greatly.

Is there any way to clean up a Powerpoint file to reduce
the size to where it should be?

TIA, JC

 

[PPTMagician]

Hi JC,

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

Glenna

 

[Sonia]

Make sure that you have Fast Saves turned OFF. If it's turned ON, turn it OFF
now and save your presentation to a new name and compare the size to the one
with the old name. It should be smaller.

Also, be sure that your always save as Presentation (*.PPT). If you try to save
to a previous version, ie any format that includes PowerPoint 95, your file will
be greatly bloated.

Also visit the PowerPoint FAQ site and start with:
Do this before using PowerPoint seriously
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00034.htm

Don't do this with PowerPoint. Seriously.
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00511.htm

Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials