{"id":10072,"date":"2025-05-16T07:07:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T07:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.persoonlijkproefschrift.nl\/?post_type=knowledgebase&#038;p=10072"},"modified":"2026-06-20T12:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T10:22:10","slug":"how-do-you-reduce-the-file-size-of-your-word-document","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persoonlijkproefschrift.nl\/en\/binnenwerk\/hoe-verklein-je-de-bestandsgrootte-van-je-word-document\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you reduce the file size of your Word document?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>How do you reduce the file size of your Word document?<\/h1>\n<p>Sometimes a Word file is too large, and it can be tricky to send it by email, for example. Fortunately, there are a number of simple ways to reduce the file size. In this article, we explain how to do this without losing any important content.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 13pt;\">1. Compress the images in your document<\/h2>\n<p>Large images are often the main culprit when it comes to bulky Word files. By compressing these images, you can save a considerable amount of space.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 13pt;\"><b>How to compress images in Word:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on an image in your document.<\/li>\n<li>An extra tab will now appear at the top: <i>Image formatting<\/i>.<\/li>\n<li>Click on <b>Compress images<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Choose whether you want to do this for all images in the document or just for the selected image.<\/li>\n<li>Under <b>Resolution<\/b> For example, you could choose \u201cEmail (96 ppi)\u201d or \u201cWeb (150 ppi)\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Click on <b>OK<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 13pt;\">2. Save the file as a .docx<\/h2>\n<p>The .docx format is much more efficient than the older .doc format.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 13pt;\"><b>Here\u2019s how to check whether your document is saved in .docx format:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on <i>File<\/i> \u2192 <i>Save as<\/i>.<\/li>\n<li>Choose a location.<\/li>\n<li>Check that the file format is set to <b>Word document (*.docx)<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Click on <b>Save<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 13pt;\">3. Remove any unnecessary media or embedded files<\/h2>\n<p>Do you have videos, large charts or embedded Excel tables in your document? Consider removing them or replacing them with static images.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 13pt;\"><b>A few examples:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Delete videos or save them separately as attachments.<\/li>\n<li>Copy only the values from the Excel tables, rather than embedding the entire file.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 13pt;\">4. Use the \u2018Clean up\u2019 tool\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Sometimes Word files contain invisible elements or old revisions that take up a lot of space.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 13pt;\"><b>How to use \u2018Inspect Document\u2019:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to <i>File<\/i> \u2192 <i>Info<\/i>.<\/li>\n<li>Click on <b>Check document<\/b> \u2192 <b>Inspect<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>If required, delete any hidden data, revisions or old versions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 13pt;\">5. Send the document via a download link<\/h2>\n<p>If, despite everything, you still can\u2019t get the file small enough, you can upload the Word file to, for example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wetransfer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WeTransfer<\/a>, and send us the link.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, these tips will help you reduce the size of your file. If that doesn\u2019t work, please feel free to get in touch with us \u2013 we\u2019d be happy to help you sort it out!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hoe verklein je de bestandsgrootte van je Word-document? Soms is een Word-bestand te groot, en kan het bijvoorbeeld ingewikkeld zijn om deze via de mail te versturen. Gelukkig zijn er een aantal simpele manieren om de bestandsgrootte te verkleinen. In dit artikel leggen we uit hoe je dat doet, zonder dat je belangrijke inhoud verliest. 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