hi ian, > My finished document, (in sla format), was 2Mb before I added the eps > "image". The Spreadsheet is quite small - 5 columns and 19 rows - but > after adding it into my file in a small box approx 80mm square the > finished file size jumped to >3.5Mb!!! In other words one small eps > "image" almost doubled the size of my file.
since your table will be imported as vector, its placement size (horizontal x vertical...) won't matter: the only thing that matters is how many shapes, lines and glyphs there are in the table. joining lines and deleting white / invisible rectangles (if any are in there) may help to shrink the size of the eps after it has been imported. hth a.l.e
