"Steve Rindsberg" (MVP) writes ...
No, but where is the image on the clipboard coming from in the first
place?
It came from a JPEG file, saved from Photoshop. My impression is that PP
saves the entire bitmap within the PPT file, UNLESS I first adjust its size
just the way I want it, then 'cut' the image, and then 'paste special as
JPEG'. The PPT file is then much smaller, but the JPEG "lossy" artifacts
are so obvious and distracting.
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What do you get when you paste the same image into, say, Photoshop?
It will paste the entire bitmap, including JPEG artifacts ... i.e., a 1k x
1k RGB image will show 3Mb memory used in spite of the size of the PPT file
or a saved JPEG.
My guess at the quality setting for PP "pasted special JPEGs" must be near
3/10(?) 7/10 would be good

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tia ... shAf

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