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To ensure resources in your Learn.UQ course are easily accessible to students with low-bandwidth internet connections it is important that there file sizes are small. For more information refer to Understanding Download Speeds guide.

File sizes of resources can be reduced by optimising images they contain and by splitting the resources into multiple files. Dcouments can be used to link multiple files to your Learn.UQ course. (Refer to the Create a document guide).

  1. Reduce Word document file size
  2. Converting a Word document to a PDF file
  3. Reduce PDF file size
  1. Splitting a PDF document into multiple files
  2. Reduce PowerPoint file size
  3. Reduce an image file size

1. Reduce Word document file size

  1. Open the Word document.
  2. Click on any image in the document.

image selected in word doc

  1. Click on Picture Tools then click on Compress Pictures.

picture tools option selected, compress pictures icon selected

  1. Uncheck the Apply only to this picture checkbox.
  2. Uncheck the Delete cropped areas of picture checkbox.

Note: All images in the document will be optmised to reduce the file size of the document.

  1. Select the required radio button.

Note: Not all options in the Resolution section can be selected.

  1. Click on the OK button.

compression options unchecked, radio button from resolution section selected, ok button selected

  1. Save the Word document.
  2. Upload the Word document to your Learn.UQ (Blackboard) course site. (Refer to the Create a document guide). 

Tip: The file size of large documents can be further reduced by splitting the document into two or more parts before linking them to your Learn.UQ (Blackboard) course site.