How To Compress Word Document To Reduce It S Size

If you’re wondering what you can do to avoid seeing that message again, try compressing your word document. The size of any word document usually depends on the images used in it. But you can always do something about these images, so hang on. Below are some methods which will help you to compress word documents.

Methods to Compress Word Document

There are several methods to compress any Word file. Compressing files will reduce their size and will make sharing the document even easier and faster. When you compress a file, your document’s size is reduced tremendously without affecting and losing the original data. You can use any one of the following methods to compress word documents.

Save Images as Lower Resolutions

You can set the image resolution to a lower one from the Word settings so you don’t have to keep resizing each one of them. By doing this, Word will save the images in the document at the resolution you set automatically. Follow these steps to manage resolution through settings: Choosing 150 ppi is also enough if you just need to share the files through emails.

Avoid Embed Font

Embedding fonts is a good feature of Word due to which there won’t be problems regarding fonts when you share the file. With embedded fonts, the recipient will be able to view the fonts you used even if they do not have the same fonts downloaded in their word. But, the drawback of embedding fonts is that it takes a lot of space which makes the file size larger. So, it’s better to remove this if you need to compress the file. Here’s how to do it:

Save as PDF File

Converting your word document to a pdf file also reduces the size of the document. There will be no complications when sharing the word document as a pdf file because it is lesser in size and supported by most platforms. Follow these steps to save your document as an optimized pdf file:

Use Insert Image Instead of Copy Paste

Using paste is a rather easy way to do things than opening tabs and inserting pictures. But, you should know that when you copy pictures to the clipboard and then paste them to a word file, it is pasted as a bitmap. Bitmap image formats are generally larger than jpegs. So, using copy paste will instantly make your word file larger. Instead of this, use the insert tab from Word to insert pictures. You can choose the image format when you use Insert. Here’s how you can use the Insert tab:

Compress Images

When you insert any pictures in your Word document, the size of that image is increased by Word itself. So, it’s better to resize the image even before inserting it in the word document. But you can also resize the image if you have already put it in the document. Here’s how you can do it:

Save a Document Copy as .rtf Format

When you save your word document as a .rtf (rich text format) file, your document gets compressed automatically. When you use the .doc extension, the file saves as it is and becomes a large file. To save your word file in .rtf format, do this:

Avoid Storing Thumbnail in Document

Storing thumbnail in the document only takes up more space and makes your file unnecessarily large. This was used so the File Explorer could show you a preview but since file explorer can do this on its own now, you can turn this setting off. Follow these steps to remove the thumbnail from storing.

Remove Personal/Hidden Info

When you share your word file, your personal information is also shared. This adds size to your document and also shares your information. You probably don’t like the idea of getting your information shared every time you share the document. So, why not just turn this off. Follow these steps to remove your personal and hidden information: