
(Replace Version with the version of Word you are using.)
Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Microsoft > Office > Version > Word > Options. In the Open box, type regedit and click OK. To Keep word from Saving two copies of Graphics in your RTF Templates To resolve the problems, you can specify a Windows registry setting that keeps Word from saving two copies of the image in RTF files. Graphics are saved in the applicable EMF, PNG, GIF, or JPEG format and are also converted to WMF (Windows Metafile) format." Graphics stored in an RTF file in Windows Metafile format can be extremely large. Keep Word from Storing Metafile Versions of Your GraphicsĪccording to a Microsoft Knowledge Base article, "if an EMF, a PNG, a GIF, or a JPEG graphic is inserted into a Word document, when the document is saved, two copies of the graphic are saved in the document. Consequently, HotDocs performance when assembling DOCX templates (in HotDocs 11 and later) is less impacted by large graphics than when assembling RTF templates. Note: Although it is always a good idea (performance-wise) to minimize the file size of graphics used in high-volume production documents, the DOCX format handles embedded graphics more efficiently than RTF. Even though Word includes tools for cropping or resizing the graphic directly in the document, these tools do not reduce the actual size of the file that is embedded in the template. Crop and/or resize the file using a graphics-editing application. Resolution for line illustrations and diagrams may do better at 300 or even 600 dpi, but care should be taken that such diagrams are clean and have minimal dithering in order to enable good compression.
Resolution for a photographic image printed on a laser printer should display well at 120 dpi (or dots per inch), but some may wish to go as high as 150 dpi. Save graphic files in the lowest acceptable resolution.Do not insert uncompressed files such as Bitmaps (.BMP) in the template. For simpler images, like illustrations or icons, you can use PNG. For example, if you are inserting a photograph, you should use JPG. Which format you choose depends on the type of graphic you are inserting. Save the file in one of the following compressed formats: JPG, PNG, or GIF.When adding graphics to your template, you should do all you can to minimize the size of the file before you insert it into the document. Minimize the File Size of the Graphic Outside of Word 3 Use Graphics in Headers and Footers Correctly.2.1 To Keep word from Saving two copies of Graphics in your RTF Templates.2 Keep Word from Storing Metafile Versions of Your Graphics.1 Minimize the File Size of the Graphic Outside of Word.