atw: Re: General question

Hi Christine,
 
This is also maybe worth a try ... I can remember when table bloat was a
real problem in Word 97 days.
The fix was to save the file as RTF, open the RTF file in Word by
double-clicking on the icon in Explorer then save as a word document
again. Somehow this had a semi-miraculous effect on file bloat.
 
... nothing to lose by trying.
 
Bede


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        From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Christine Kent
        Sent: Wednesday, 19 September 2007 5:51 PM
        To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        Subject: atw: Re: General question
        
        

        Thanks all

         

        I do disk cleanup and defrag regularly.

         

        I will try the suggestions about checking table size and making
sure it is well within a page.  I never let table cells split, so that
is not the problem, but there are a number of tables running over more
than one page.  So I will try splitting those.

         

        I don't have any utilities any more - hated Norton and so did
not get it for my laptop.  So I won't get a utility unless someone
recommends a specific one.

         

        You are right that 4mb is not big.   I think the issue is
repagination related to the tables.  There seems to be no way to turn
off background repagination, which I think there used to be in earlier
versions.

         

        I rang the vendor for advice.   I have 1 gig of Ram but
apparently it is underpowered. So I have ordered faster RAM (I did not
even know RAM had a speed!) and have ordered a faster CPU (at
discontinued line prices which is a bit scary for a 1 year old computer
- but they tell me any model now has a 6 month life expectancy before it
is replaced by something newer and better).

         

        So I will report back once I have tried everything above.

         

        Ta all, Christine

         

        From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Warren
Lewington
        Sent: Wednesday, 19 September 2007 4:54 PM
        To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        Subject: atw: Re: General question

         

        Hi Chistine, I agree with the previous replies. I would be
looking at a disk cleanup then a defrag, and if they have not been done
for a while, then expect it to take some time. Sometimes for systems
that have not had a defrag for a very long time, then you may need to do
two or three. Either way, do the first one at the end of the working
day. 

         

        There are some software utilities that do offer this type of
task, notably Norton/Symantec. But I wouldn't want Symantec software on
any of my systems anymore - bloatware and then some. There are lots of
utilities available by doing Google searches (for example like the one I
have just performed: "disk clean-up utilities"). Some are not very good,
some will be absolutely excellent. 

         

        Lots of RAM is recommended for Office 2007 if you want to be a
power user. I have nothing more to say about the Word issues of
repaginating, as they are pretty good suggestions that I would employ.
But I am suspicious; 4Mb is not THAT big for well constructed Word files
these days...

         

        Warren.

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                From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Christine Kent
                Sent: Wednesday, 19 September 2007 15:04
                To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
                Subject: atw: General question

                Hi guys

                 

                I am using Word 2007 for a document with lots of tables.
My document has now reached 4mb and is pushing the limits of my system.
I have worked on much larger documents (up to 20mb) on this computer,
but am thinking that the effort of repaginating all those tables is the
problem.  I intend to keep the tables - they are much easier to maintain
than numbered lists and floating graphics, and I would rather not split
the file.

                 

                Can anyone tell of me of any utilities that are designed
to clean up the computer, the RAM, the document, the screen shots -
anything that will reduce file size or free up some  "grunt" for my
computer to handle this file.

                 

                Short of that, I will have to upgrade my computer, as
there is bigger and nastier to come.

                 

                Ta, Christine

                 

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