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Subject:Word97 linking to graphics From:Mark Magennis <markmagennis -at- YAHOO -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 8 Oct 1998 04:13:26 -0700
Why does linking to a graphic not reduce the file size?
I have inserted a .gif graphic in a Word97 document using the Link To
File option in the Insert Picture dialog. This is supposed to make the
document much smaller than if I included the graphic itself.
Comparative file sizes are:
Document without graphic 81K
Document including graphic 889K
Document with linked graphic 873K
The graphic is a 20K GIF image. The document is a template. Why is the
link using up 800K?
I know the linking has worked because if I rename the graphic file the
Word document doesn't show it.
Anyone know what's up?
Thanks, Mark
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