I have a Powerpoint presentation that went from 4MB to 14MB by just deleting
an image from each slide and adding a Master Slide. Why would it do that?

RE: Huge Powerpoint Presentation by john

john
Thu Mar 13 09:07:01 CDT 2008

If you have a version pre 2007 then check in Tools > Options > Save that
"Allow Fast saves" is UNTICKED. If it was ticked kill it for ever and save
again with a new name.
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"Amanda" wrote:

> I have a Powerpoint presentation that went from 4MB to 14MB by just deleting
> an image from each slide and adding a Master Slide. Why would it do that?

RE: Huge Powerpoint Presentation by kathyATcreativetemplatesolutionsDOTcom>

kathyATcreativetemplatesolutionsDOTcom>
Thu Mar 13 09:13:05 CDT 2008

This can have various reasons. One possiblity is that you have added a very
large background image to your new masterslide? If that's the case, try
optimising the picture first.
Alternatively, if nothing heavy has been added try un-ticking "Allow Fast
Saves" (in 2003: Tools-Options-Save Tab) and re-save the document. The 'Fast
Saves' option will only save the changes on the document on top of what's
already saved. Whereas, when it's unticked, the whole (now much lighter)
document is saved as is.
--
Kathy Kensche
http://www.creativetemplatesolutions.com
London


"Amanda" wrote:

> I have a Powerpoint presentation that went from 4MB to 14MB by just deleting
> an image from each slide and adding a Master Slide. Why would it do that?

RE: Huge Powerpoint Presentation by Amanda

Amanda
Thu Mar 13 09:49:02 CDT 2008

I unclicked the Allow Fast Save and I even took the Master Slide out and this
presentation is still 14MB. Any other ideas?

"Kathy Kensche" wrote:

> This can have various reasons. One possiblity is that you have added a very
> large background image to your new masterslide? If that's the case, try
> optimising the picture first.
> Alternatively, if nothing heavy has been added try un-ticking "Allow Fast
> Saves" (in 2003: Tools-Options-Save Tab) and re-save the document. The 'Fast
> Saves' option will only save the changes on the document on top of what's
> already saved. Whereas, when it's unticked, the whole (now much lighter)
> document is saved as is.
> --
> Kathy Kensche
> http://www.creativetemplatesolutions.com
> London
>
>
> "Amanda" wrote:
>
> > I have a Powerpoint presentation that went from 4MB to 14MB by just deleting
> > an image from each slide and adding a Master Slide. Why would it do that?

Re: Huge Powerpoint Presentation by Michael

Michael
Thu Mar 13 10:02:40 CDT 2008

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When you turned off Fast Saves, did you save it under a new file name?

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Re: Huge Powerpoint Presentation by Amanda

Amanda
Thu Mar 13 10:12:01 CDT 2008

Yes i did and it styaed the same size. Then i saved it as a Webpage
(something I read) and that was even bigger. I've compressed all of the
pictures and still huge.

"Michael Koerner" wrote:

> When you turned off Fast Saves, did you save it under a new file name?
>
> --
> Michael Koerner
> MS MVP - PowerPoint
>
>
> "Amanda" <Amanda@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FB51AD51-E465-4AA4-92E6-D654A0475B74@microsoft.com...
> I unclicked the Allow Fast Save and I even took the Master Slide out and this
> presentation is still 14MB. Any other ideas?
>
> "Kathy Kensche" wrote:
>
> > This can have various reasons. One possiblity is that you have added a very
> > large background image to your new masterslide? If that's the case, try
> > optimising the picture first.
> > Alternatively, if nothing heavy has been added try un-ticking "Allow Fast
> > Saves" (in 2003: Tools-Options-Save Tab) and re-save the document. The 'Fast
> > Saves' option will only save the changes on the document on top of what's
> > already saved. Whereas, when it's unticked, the whole (now much lighter)
> > document is saved as is.
> > --
> > Kathy Kensche
> > http://www.creativetemplatesolutions.com
> > London
> >
> >
> > "Amanda" wrote:
> >
> > > I have a Powerpoint presentation that went from 4MB to 14MB by just deleting
> > > an image from each slide and adding a Master Slide. Why would it do that?

Re: Huge Powerpoint Presentation by Amanda

Amanda
Thu Mar 13 10:23:01 CDT 2008

Also, for some reason when I compress the pictures, it wont keep them
compressed.

"Amanda" wrote:

> Yes i did and it styaed the same size. Then i saved it as a Webpage
> (something I read) and that was even bigger. I've compressed all of the
> pictures and still huge.
>
> "Michael Koerner" wrote:
>
> > When you turned off Fast Saves, did you save it under a new file name?
> >
> > --
> > Michael Koerner
> > MS MVP - PowerPoint
> >
> >
> > "Amanda" <Amanda@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FB51AD51-E465-4AA4-92E6-D654A0475B74@microsoft.com...
> > I unclicked the Allow Fast Save and I even took the Master Slide out and this
> > presentation is still 14MB. Any other ideas?
> >
> > "Kathy Kensche" wrote:
> >
> > > This can have various reasons. One possiblity is that you have added a very
> > > large background image to your new masterslide? If that's the case, try
> > > optimising the picture first.
> > > Alternatively, if nothing heavy has been added try un-ticking "Allow Fast
> > > Saves" (in 2003: Tools-Options-Save Tab) and re-save the document. The 'Fast
> > > Saves' option will only save the changes on the document on top of what's
> > > already saved. Whereas, when it's unticked, the whole (now much lighter)
> > > document is saved as is.
> > > --
> > > Kathy Kensche
> > > http://www.creativetemplatesolutions.com
> > > London
> > >
> > >
> > > "Amanda" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have a Powerpoint presentation that went from 4MB to 14MB by just deleting
> > > > an image from each slide and adding a Master Slide. Why would it do that?

Re: Huge Powerpoint Presentation by john

john
Thu Mar 13 13:43:05 CDT 2008

The pictures MAY be compressed the dialogue is a little confusing and
defaults to 200 dpi even when the pictures are already 96. Did you close and
reopen it?
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"Amanda" wrote:

> Also, for some reason when I compress the pictures, it wont keep them
> compressed.
>
> "Amanda" wrote:
>
> > Yes i did and it styaed the same size. Then i saved it as a Webpage
> > (something I read) and that was even bigger. I've compressed all of the
> > pictures and still huge.
> >
> > "Michael Koerner" wrote:
> >
> > > When you turned off Fast Saves, did you save it under a new file name?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Michael Koerner
> > > MS MVP - PowerPoint
> > >
> > >
> > > "Amanda" <Amanda@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FB51AD51-E465-4AA4-92E6-D654A0475B74@microsoft.com...
> > > I unclicked the Allow Fast Save and I even took the Master Slide out and this
> > > presentation is still 14MB. Any other ideas?
> > >
> > > "Kathy Kensche" wrote:
> > >
> > > > This can have various reasons. One possiblity is that you have added a very
> > > > large background image to your new masterslide? If that's the case, try
> > > > optimising the picture first.
> > > > Alternatively, if nothing heavy has been added try un-ticking "Allow Fast
> > > > Saves" (in 2003: Tools-Options-Save Tab) and re-save the document. The 'Fast
> > > > Saves' option will only save the changes on the document on top of what's
> > > > already saved. Whereas, when it's unticked, the whole (now much lighter)
> > > > document is saved as is.
> > > > --
> > > > Kathy Kensche
> > > > http://www.creativetemplatesolutions.com
> > > > London
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Amanda" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I have a Powerpoint presentation that went from 4MB to 14MB by just deleting
> > > > > an image from each slide and adding a Master Slide. Why would it do that?

Re: Huge Powerpoint Presentation by Michael

Michael
Thu Mar 13 15:31:19 CDT 2008

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MS MVP - PowerPoint


"Amanda" <Amanda@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message =
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> --=20
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> MS MVP - PowerPoint
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> > --=20
> > Kathy Kensche
> > http://www.creativetemplatesolutions.com
> > London
> >=20
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RE: Huge Powerpoint Presentation by kathyATcreativetemplatesolutionsDOTcom>

kathyATcreativetemplatesolutionsDOTcom>
Thu Mar 13 16:55:01 CDT 2008

Just a thought...Ungrouped clipart (such as maps or anything with grading in
the original i.e. 3d charts) can smash into a million bits when ungrouped and
may add quite a bit to the filesize (although I haven't seen it go up THAT
much).

When you page down through your presentation, is a particular slide very
sluggish? That would be the slide to look for something that may make it
heavy. And something like that would not respond to 'Compress Pictures'
because it's made up from shapes.
--
Kathy Kensche
http://www.creativetemplatesolutions.com
London


"Amanda" wrote:

> I unclicked the Allow Fast Save and I even took the Master Slide out and this
> presentation is still 14MB. Any other ideas?
>
> "Kathy Kensche" wrote:
>
> > This can have various reasons. One possiblity is that you have added a very
> > large background image to your new masterslide? If that's the case, try
> > optimising the picture first.
> > Alternatively, if nothing heavy has been added try un-ticking "Allow Fast
> > Saves" (in 2003: Tools-Options-Save Tab) and re-save the document. The 'Fast
> > Saves' option will only save the changes on the document on top of what's
> > already saved. Whereas, when it's unticked, the whole (now much lighter)
> > document is saved as is.
> > --
> > Kathy Kensche
> > http://www.creativetemplatesolutions.com
> > London
> >
> >
> > "Amanda" wrote:
> >
> > > I have a Powerpoint presentation that went from 4MB to 14MB by just deleting
> > > an image from each slide and adding a Master Slide. Why would it do that?

Re: Huge Powerpoint Presentation by Lucy

Lucy
Thu Mar 13 16:58:00 CDT 2008

Hi Amanda

Have a read of this:
Why are my PowerPoint files so big? What can I do about it?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00062.htm

Lucy

--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au


"Amanda" <Amanda@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EF2DBD96-57BA-4614-935D-0EF5D236DB67@microsoft.com...
> Also, for some reason when I compress the pictures, it wont keep them
> compressed.
>
> "Amanda" wrote:
>
>> Yes i did and it styaed the same size. Then i saved it as a Webpage
>> (something I read) and that was even bigger. I've compressed all of the
>> pictures and still huge.
>>
>> "Michael Koerner" wrote:
>>
>> > When you turned off Fast Saves, did you save it under a new file name?
>> >
>> > --
>> > Michael Koerner
>> > MS MVP - PowerPoint
>> >
>> >
>> > "Amanda" <Amanda@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:FB51AD51-E465-4AA4-92E6-D654A0475B74@microsoft.com...
>> > I unclicked the Allow Fast Save and I even took the Master Slide out
>> > and this
>> > presentation is still 14MB. Any other ideas?
>> >
>> > "Kathy Kensche" wrote:
>> >
>> > > This can have various reasons. One possiblity is that you have
>> > added a very
>> > > large background image to your new masterslide? If that's the case,
>> > try
>> > > optimising the picture first.
>> > > Alternatively, if nothing heavy has been added try un-ticking
>> > "Allow Fast
>> > > Saves" (in 2003: Tools-Options-Save Tab) and re-save the document.
>> > The 'Fast
>> > > Saves' option will only save the changes on the document on top of
>> > what's
>> > > already saved. Whereas, when it's unticked, the whole (now much
>> > lighter)
>> > > document is saved as is.
>> > > --
>> > > Kathy Kensche
>> > > http://www.creativetemplatesolutions.com
>> > > London
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > "Amanda" wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > I have a Powerpoint presentation that went from 4MB to 14MB by
>> > just deleting
>> > > > an image from each slide and adding a Master Slide. Why would it
>> > do that?