Try posting your message on this newsgroup microsoft.public.excel.newusers and you have better chance of getting an appropriate reply. Having said that, there are two queries. How does one halve the size of excel file? And are there hidden sheets with loads of data( which can be revealed by Format>Sheet>Unhide. Embedded fonts does not have huge loads HTH M. Thakur ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry Cornford" <cornyb@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [24hoursupport] Excel File> > I am don't use Excel very much so I am able to solve this one for a friend of mine. > > She has an Excel file with Very little data in it. > But the File size is 2.06 way to big to fit on a floppy disk > She has halved the original and it does not decrease in size > She has halved that again and still it does not decrease the size. > It is like it is saving embedded fonts or something like that. > There are not graphics in it just text no formulas. > I have created a simular file with twice the amount of data that is in here original > And my file size is 150kb > > Does anyone have any clue as to what is going on. > > > > > > For a web-based membership management utility and information on list policies, please see http://nibec.com/24hoursupport/ > > To unsubscribe, send a blank email to 24hoursupport-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" (without quotes) in the subject. > > For a web-based membership management utility and information on list policies, please see http://nibec.com/24hoursupport/ To unsubscribe, send a blank email to 24hoursupport-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" (without quotes) in the subject.