: Select Delete cropped areas of pictures to permanently remove data that is no longer visible. 2. Advanced Manual Re-compression

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: Rename the new archive back to .docx (or the original extension). 3. Quick System Compression

) are already compressed ZIP files. However, you can shrink them further: The City University of New York Convert Legacy Formats : If you have old files, save them as . This can reduce file size by up to Compress Images Directly : Pictures are the biggest cause of "bloated" files. Select a picture > Picture Format Compress Pictures