Publisher 2003 Will it reduce my Publisher 2000 file sizes?

[chris]

I am longing to buy Publisher 2003 when it is available in October (in the
UK) as I believe that it has solved (to a large degree) the problem of
enlarged file sizes when using photos in documents.
My question is this: I've been using Publisher 2000 for ages but as I use
several photos in most files, my file sizes are huge, many around 100mb.
This means that every time I back up My Docs I need 3 CDs! which is a pain.
If I install the 2003 version on top of my old prog, will my existing files
be reduced in size automatically or will only my new files using 2003 be
smaller?
If existing files are reduced, how much smaller might a 100mb file become?
Many thanks, Chris

 

[JL Amerson]

My file sizes shrank when I went from 2000 to 2002 but not by leaps and
bounds. And no, your file sizes will not shrink automatically. You will have
to go into each file and save it using the new version.

 

[Brian Kvalheim - [MS MVP]]

As an FYI, I have seen file reduction up to 90% in some
files.

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

 

[°°°MS°Publisher°°°]

Can also be as little as 20% reduction in file size.

It depends entirely on the content of the Publisher file.

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[chris]

Many thanks for the informative responses. Very helpful. Chris