Discard Editing Data in Word

Mr. Devotor

In this video, you’ll learn the most effective ways to reduce the file size of your Microsoft Word documents. We dive deep into the hidden "Discard Editing Data" setting—a powerful tool that permanently removes hidden image data to shrink your file instantly. In this tutorial, we cover: How to compress all images in a Word document at once. The benefits of the Discard Editing Data option for size and privacy. Adjusting default resolution to 96 PPI for the smallest file possible. Removing embedded fonts to shave off extra megabytes. Steps to Discard Editing Data: Go to File > Options > Advanced. Scroll to the Image Size and Quality section. Check the box for Discard editing data. Set your default resolution to 96 PPI. Click OK and Save your document. Don't forget to Subscribe for more Microsoft Word tips and tricks! Hashtags #MicrosoftWord #WordTutorial #ReduceFileSize #OfficeTips #ProductivityHack #TechTutorial #WordTricks

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00:00in this video i will guide you how to enable or disable discard editing data in word documents

00:06so for this we need to click on the file and go to the options click on the advanced and

00:13scroll down

00:15and under the image size and quality you need to check in discard editing data and click

00:23okay so when you insert an image into microsoft word and crop it or change it like this one go

00:31to

00:31the picture format and crop it like this one so word is actually quite cautious by default it saves

00:41the original image behind the scene so you can undo your crops or resets later and even after you have

00:49saved and closed the file although so checking the discard editing box stops this behavior so the

00:57main benefit is that if you take a 10 mb high resolution photo and crop it and down to tiny

01:031 mb square word normally keeps all 10 10 mb of the data just in case word deletes the hidden

01:10parts of

01:11the image you cropped away immediately shrinking the document's footprint so many people don't realize

01:16that if you crop a sensitive photo like a screenshot or containing personal information and send the

01:23word off to someone else they technically uncrop it to see the hidden parts of the images so discarding

01:29editing data breaks the crop permanently ensuring no one can see the parts of the image you intend to

01:36hide moreover larger documents with many high resolution images can become laggy slow to scroll

01:42or prone to crashing because the computer has to load all that hidden extra image data so when you

01:47are ready to publish or send a document you usually don't need the ability to go back and fix the

01:52crop

01:52from three days ago so i hope now you understand what is the benefit of discard editing data and how

01:59you

01:59can enable and disable in word document if you think this video is helpful please support my channel

02:04thanks for watching

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