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Too Big
Practice Making the File Size Smaller
What Size is My File?
To determine the size of a file:• PC: With the file closed, right click on the icon
for the file as seen on the computer desktop and select “Properties”.
• MAC: With the file closed, right click on the icon for the file as seen on the computer desktop and select “Get Info”
Image Formats and File Size
• Making an image smaller, can reduce the file size.
• Changing an image format from Bitmap (.bmp) to JPEG (.jpg) can greatly reduce file size
This Bitmap .bmp image file is 336 kb
.bmp to .jpg• A variety of free software packages convert .bmp to .jpg
• On MAC or PC, if you double click an image, it should open in a viewer that will allow you to save as a different file format.
336 kb .bmp file 56 kb .jpg fileCan you see the difference?
Smaller SizeThe large .bmp is 956 kb. The small .jpg is 56 kb.
Final Tips
• By reducing the size of an image file, overall project size can be reduced.
• By converting .bmp to .jpg file format, overall project size can be reduced.
• The help menu of PowerPoint and other programs can provide other tips on reducing file size.
• See how small you can make this PowerPoint file size, before you submit it.
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