The change in the document file size is more or less than expected in Word
Article ID: 111277
Article Last Modified on 1/18/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q111277
SYMPTOMS
Sometimes the file size of your Microsoft Word document
changes substantially (increases or decreases), even if you make only minor
revisions to the document. Moreover, the file size sometimes remains constant,
even though you made changes in the document.
CAUSE
The file size of your Word document may increase
unexpectedly in the following situations:
- Allow Fast Saves option is turned on. A fast save appends
the changes to the end of your document, which increases the size of the
document. By contrast, when you turn off the Allow Fast Saves option and save
the document, Word performs a full save, which incorporates all your revisions
(instead of appending them). If you perform a full save after a file was fast
saved, Word reduces the size of the file.
Note Even with the Allow Fast Saves option turned on, Word
periodically performs a full save of your document. As a result, the file size
of your document may change substantially between save operations.
- The option to Embed TrueType Fonts is selected. To check
this, on the Tools menu, click Options and then click the Save tab.
- You are automatically saving versions of a document. On the
File menu, click versions. Check to see whether Automatically Save a Version on
Close is selected.
Note If you open a document from a previous version of Word, Word may
temporarily allocate more disk space for the document than is actually
necessary.
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