Publisher 2000 file growing with embedded pictures...

[Casey]

I have a 125MB Publisher 2000 file that is giving the
Printer fits trying to print it for a non-profit
organization. I found a MS Knowledge Base article
(253973) that identifies the problem but no resolution.
Through the newsgroup I saw that upgrading to 2003
corrects the problem. The question is if I upgrade to
2003 and open the file, will it compress it at all? Do I
need to do the entire booklet from scratch? Can I copy the
images from the existing file into 2003? Can I save it as
a Publisher 2000 format when completed so that the Printer
can print it? Any other suggestions, would be greatly
appreciated.
Thanks....KCC

 

[Ed Bennett]

After managing to set up OE-QuoteFix on his new PC, Ed reads a message

Through the newsgroup I saw that upgrading to 2003
corrects the problem. The question is if I upgrade to
2003 and open the file, will it compress it at all?

It will compress the pictures when you save it in Publisher 2003.

 

[Guest]

Can I then save it as a Publisher 2000 format for the
Printer to use?

Thanks,
KCC

 

[Ed Bennett]

After managing to set up OE-QuoteFix on his new PC, Ed reads a message
from (e-mail address removed)

Can I then save it as a Publisher 2000 format for the
Printer to use?

You can, but the pictures will be decompressed again. The problem is not
that Publisher 2000 doesn't compress its files, but that the Publisher 2000
file format doesn't support compression of images.
Refer your printer to http://mspublisher.saltmine.com for information on how
they can obtain Publisher 2003 for free.

 

[°°°MS°Publisher°°°]

The file will only become slightly smaller in Publisher 2003 it will not fix
this major bug.

You will have to start a whole new file to overcome the problem.

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[Brian Kvalheim - [MS MVP]]

Hi °°°MS°Publisher°°° ([email protected])
in the Microsoft® newsgroups
you posted:

|| The file will only become slightly smaller in Publisher 2003 it will
|| not fix this major bug.

<cough> bullsh*t </cough>

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Microsoft Office Publisher MVP
Official Publisher MVP Site:
http://www.kvalheim.org

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[°°°MS°Publisher°°°]

Brian, it will not get rid of all the contents of the removed picture files
in Publisher 2003.

Once the corruption is in the file, it does not magically remove itself.

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[Brian Kvalheim - [MS MVP]]

Hi °°°MS°Publisher°°° ([email protected])
in the Microsoft® newsgroups
you posted:

|| Brian, it will not get rid of all the contents of the removed
|| picture files in Publisher 2003.
||
|| Once the corruption is in the file, it does not magically remove
|| itself.
||
|| --

If you are talking about corruption, then you are correct. If there is no
corruption, the file size will be reduced *dramatically*

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Brian Kvalheim
Microsoft Office Publisher MVP
Official Publisher MVP Site:
http://www.kvalheim.org

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[°°°MS°Publisher°°°]

"dramatically" could be as little as 10% or as much as 40% - not exactly
what I would call 'dramatic'.

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[Brian Kvalheim - [MS MVP]]

Hi °°°MS°Publisher°°° ([email protected])
in the Microsoft® newsgroups
you posted:

|| "dramatically" could be as little as 10% or as much as 40% - not
|| exactly what I would call 'dramatic'.

I have seen up to 80-90%. I can post a sample if you like.

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Brian Kvalheim
Microsoft Office Publisher MVP
Official Publisher MVP Site:
http://www.kvalheim.org

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[°°°MS°Publisher°°°]

Generally speaking 40% is about average.

There are always figures at the extremes, which are not the average!!!

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[Brian Kvalheim - [MS MVP]]

Hi °°°MS°Publisher°°° ([email protected]),
in the Microsoft® newsgroups
you posted:

|| Generally speaking 40% is about average.

That *might* be an accurate number for an average.

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Brian Kvalheim
Microsoft Office Publisher MVP
Official Publisher MVP Site:
http://www.kvalheim.org

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.