Jörg, > The problem is that Word stores the picture twice in the RTF-File! > 1. as windows metafile (wmetafile8) (verry big!) and > 2. as pict (jpegblip) (mutch smaller) > if you delete the wmetafile8 data the file will shrink to less 1/10
Yes. But the wmetafile8 stores the original version of the image. The jpegblip stores a lossy compressed version that is smaller, but not a duplicate of your original image. Malcolm _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.

