Do you have Word documents that are too large to fit on a floppy disk or go through most mail gateways? The most common solution is to compress them in the ZIP format, using utilities such as WinZip. But what if the people who receive the document from you aren't versed in WinZip?
PackWord, a free utility, compresses Word files to about 50-70 percent of their original size. To decompress these files, just open them in Word, as the compression data is added to a self-extracting header. Not all .DOC files can be compressed by PackWord. Some are (for some odd reason) too small to compress or contain compressed images (such as GIF or JPEG). When it comes to larger files -- 500K or larger -- the utility delivers on its promise.
To compress a file, either run the program's executable and select a DOC from the resulting dialog box. Alternately, right-click any DOC and choose the PackWord option.
Do you have Word documents that are too large to fit on a floppy disk or go through most mail gateways? The most common solution is to compress them in the ZIP format, using utilities such as WinZip. But what if the people who receive the document from you aren't versed in WinZip?
PackWord, a free utility, compresses Word files to about 50-70 percent of their original size. To decompress these files, just open them in Word, as the compression data is added to a self-extracting header. Not all .DOC files can be compressed by PackWord. Some are (for some odd reason) too small to compress or contain compressed images (such as GIF or JPEG). When it comes to larger files -- 500K or larger -- the utility delivers on its promise.
To compress a file, either run the program's executable and select a DOC from the resulting dialog box. Alternately, right-click any DOC and choose the PackWord option.
You can download your own copy of PackWord from http://www.packword.com.
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