Another possibility is that the file with the text in it has more
information than just the text.  It needs to keep information on the font
and style or formatting used to represent the text.  This information will
probably be much larger than a simple link to another file as in the case
of the graphic.

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> From: Jim Meagher <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] WORD 97 SIZE
> Date: Monday, September 21, 1998 8:52 AM
>
> For part two, the small file with the graphic....
> You said the image file was LINKED -- this means the
> picture does not actually "live" inside the document.  What
> happens when you create a link is: that Word only stores
> the path and filename of the picture.  This is the difference
> between LINKING and EMBEDDING.  An embedded image would create
> a complete copy of the picture INSIDE the document.
>
> Jim Meagher
> >
> > I was just wondering if someone could explain why, when I save a word
> > 97 document that only contains a period, the size is 19K, but when I
> > save a word 97 document with a small picture paste linked from Paint,
> > the size is only about 16.5K.

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