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.