Publisher file size

[rainman33]

I created a publisher file with one 800k picture, a little text, and a
border. The file turned out to be 11 megs! Why is this so?

 

[Ed Bennett]

I created a publisher file with one 800k picture, a little text, and a
border. The file turned out to be 11 megs! Why is this so?

You are using Publisher 2000 or earlier (or possibly 2002). Publisher
2000 and earlier decompress all pictures and save them as uncompressed
bitmap images, inflating small JPEG files the most. Publisher 2002
decompresses images and then recompresses them as PNGs, which inflates
JPEGs quite a bit but not so much GIFs (and BMPs get smaller).

Upgrade to Publisher 2003 or 2007 to get the full glory of decent image
compression.

 

[rainman33]

Thanks, Ed. Boy, was I perplexed! Thanks for the info.

Rob