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Adding images to an excel workbook (specifically, dragging GIFs from IE,
don't know if it also happens with File gt; Insert) always increases the XLS
filesize. Deleting images, however, doesn't reduce the XLS file size at all.

Compress pictures doesn't either reduce filesize nor visibly compress the
images.

As a concrete example, I type monthly statistics info in an XLS sheet,
removing the old info each month. I drag (or copy-paste, the same) a chart
from a web application to the worksheet, and delete the previous month's
image. This incrementally doubles the XLS file size every month, even though
the final number of images is always the same and all images are simple GIF
charts, i.e. all have same sizes month-to-month:

First month: ~30kb
Second month: ~70kb
Third month: 140kb

I'm already at about 300kb unless I manually start from a copy of the first
month (the one that is 30kb) so as to get a 70kb file instead of starting
from the last version of the file (which would again duplicate the size).

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Hi Guidod,

Try quot;File Sizerquot; com-addins for excel-2000 from below site for reduction in
file size.

in.geocities.com/shahshaileshs/gt; Compress pictures doesn't either reduce filesize nor visibly compress the
gt; images.
gt;
It does reduce file size. Set resolution to web screen from Picture
Toolbar's compress setting.

Regards,
Shailesh Shah
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(Excel Add-ins Page)guidod gt; wrote in message
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gt; Adding images to an excel workbook (specifically, dragging GIFs from IE,
gt; don't know if it also happens with File gt; Insert) always increases the XLS
gt; filesize. Deleting images, however, doesn't reduce the XLS file size at
all.
gt;
gt; Compress pictures doesn't either reduce filesize nor visibly compress the
gt; images.
gt;
gt; As a concrete example, I type monthly statistics info in an XLS sheet,
gt; removing the old info each month. I drag (or copy-paste, the same) a chart
gt; from a web application to the worksheet, and delete the previous month's
gt; image. This incrementally doubles the XLS file size every month, even
though
gt; the final number of images is always the same and all images are simple
GIF
gt; charts, i.e. all have same sizes month-to-month:
gt;
gt; First month: ~30kb
gt; Second month: ~70kb
gt; Third month: 140kb
gt;
gt; I'm already at about 300kb unless I manually start from a copy of the
first
gt; month (the one that is 30kb) so as to get a 70kb file instead of starting
gt; from the last version of the file (which would again duplicate the size).
gt;
gt; ----------------
gt; This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
gt; suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the quot;I
gt; Agreequot; button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
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gt; link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
gt; click quot;I Agreequot; in the message pane.
gt;
gt;
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