How to Decrease File Size When Using Graphics in MS Office Applications

For those of you incorporating screenshots or graphics into any Microsoft application, a quick tip for decreasing file size is to use the Compress Pictures option.


  1. Click on any picture in your document.

  2. From the Picture toolbar,
    Click on the Compress Pictures button.
    The Compress Pictures dialogue box is displayed.
  3. In the Options section,
    Click on the checkbox beside Compress pictures
    Click on the checkbox beside Delete cropped areas of pictures

  4. Click OK to apply the selections.

Comments

You might want to add a note indicating that this is ONLY for Microsoft applications on the PC. Microsoft did NOT include that feature in their Office 2004 suite for Mac.

Posted by: Tyson Brown at May 18, 2007 01:38 PM

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