PUB2000: Publication Retains Large File Size When Pages Are Deleted

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SYMPTOMS

When you delete pages in a catalog, Web page, or newsletter publication created by Microsoft Publisher, the size of your publication may not decrease as expected. For example, if you delete a page containing a graphic that is 3 megabytes (MB) in size, the publication file size will not decrease by 3 MB.

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CAUSE

Pictures from deleted publications are stored for further use in the Microsoft Publisher Design Gallery. This behavior only occurs with catalog, Web page, or newsletter publications.

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RESOLUTION

If the Wizard is not displayed, click Show Wizard in the lower-left corner of the Microsoft Publisher window.
Click Extra Content.
Click Delete All to delete all content not used in the current publication. Alternatively, click Delete to remove individual objects.

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