Compressing files

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blunomore

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I have a Word document that contains PDF scans and PowerPoint slides as well.

Will winzip reduce its size considerably or should I not bother?
 
Only one way to find out.... It depends on the content of the slides and PDF document. Both could compress well....
 
Depending on what is in the powerpoint slides I would guess there won’t be a noticeable difference.
 
use KGB! :D it lets you choose the level of compression... but takes more time to compress to high levels. And the person on the other sides needs the same program.

http://kgbarchiver.net/
 
Text documents usually compress well. Use 7zip though.
 
sounds like a real nasty combination Word with pdf and powerpoint in it.
 
jeez you like posting the most random, pointless nonsense don't you? :)

Here let me try:

"Guys, i need to pack for my trip overseas. Do you think all my clothes will fit in my suitcase or should I not bother?"
 
Garyvdh said:
use KGB! :D it lets you choose the level of compression... but takes more time to compress to high levels. And the person on the other sides needs the same program.

http://kgbarchiver.net/
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Nice move Gary, nice move.
KGB archiver is so slow it will keep her busy for a few days (weeks?) to come.... well played. :o
 
blunomore said:
I have a Word document that contains PDF scans and PowerPoint slides as well.

Will winzip reduce its size considerably or should I not bother?
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You can compress the size of the pictures in the document. If you select a picture it brings up a picture tools menu. If you select that you have the option to compress all the pictures in the document.

This is with Office 2007 thou.
 
Amida said:
You can compress the size of the pictures in the document. If you select a picture it brings up a picture tools menu. If you select that you have the option to compress all the pictures in the document.

This is with Office 2007 thou.
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"thou shall not use Office as a compression utility."
Chapter 1:16 of the Office handbook
 
For an easier and quicker way download PDF Creator & Install

Then open the Word Document, click print and choose "PDFCreator" as the Printer and print, another window will pop up, enter a filename and click save.

A new PDF file will be created and should be considerably small than the orignal Word Document.

I've done this several times, sometimes reducing a word document size from 15mb+ to around 1mb in pdf format.
 
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