Technical Support
How do I make my PowerPoint or Word document file smaller?
Please see the table of contents in the right-hand column to access each of technical support items.
Tip #1 - If your version of Word or PowerPoint allows you to, make sure your save your document in the very latest format. This means...
- Save your PowerPoint file as ".pptx" file and not ".ppt" - The Difference Between PPT and PPTX Files
- Save your Word document as a ".docx" file and not ".doc" - X Hits the Spot: Why .DOCX is Better than .DOC for Authors Using Word
Often doing this simple thing will help compress the size of the document, but here are some other handy tips...
Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Word (use these tips first)
- Reduce the file size of a picture (1)
- Reduce the file size of a picture (2)
- Reduce your file size (Mac)
Microsoft PowerPoint
- Wikihow - Reduce PowerPoint file size
- Microsoft PowerPoint help - Reduce the size of a picture
- How to Reduce a PowerPoint File Size (Mac)
- Compress pictures to reduce the presentation size in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac (Mac)
Microsoft Word (please see the section above also)