Reducing file sizes

If your .notebook files contain large pictures (pictures over 1 MB in file size), your files could open and run slowly. You can reduce the pictures’ file size without noticeably reducing their quality. As a result, your .notebook files’ overall file sizes will be smaller and the files will open and run more quickly.

To reduce the size of a large picture when inserting it in a file

1. Insert the picture as described in Inserting pictures.

   After you press Open, the Image Optimization dialog box appears.

2. Press Optimize to reduce the picture’s file size.

   OR

   Press Keep Resolution to not reduce the picture’s file size.

   Note 

   • When you insert a BMP file, SMART Notebook software internally converts the file to PNG format. This conversion reduces the size of the file. As a result, you might not need to export an optimized version of the .notebook file (see To export an optimized file) even if the BMP file is over 1 MB in size.

   • SMART Notebook software automatically reduces the file size of pictures over 5 MB or 5 megapixels regardless of which option you choose.

To set your preference for inserting large pictures

1. Select Edit > Preferences.

   The SMART Notebook Preferences dialog box appears.

2. Select Ask every time I insert a large image to have the option of reducing or not reducing large pictures’ file sizes when you insert them.

   OR

   Select Never change the resolution of inserted images to never reduce large pictures’ file sizes when you insert them.

   OR

   Select Always change image resolution to optimized file size to always reduce large pictures’ file sizes when you insert them.

3. Press OK.

To export an optimized file

1. Select File > Export Optimized File.

   The Export Optimized File dialog box appears.

2. Browse to where you want to save the new file.

3. Type a name for the file in the File name box.

4. Press Save.

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