Wow, thanks Charles! So the other processes running, would they be automatic things the computer does in the background or would they include having browser tabs and/or the likes of Photoshop open?

I had no idea about styles vs direct formatting so I'll go and learn a bit now. The files I'm making would be two invitation cards laid out on one page with a small amount of text and some graphics made up of freeform shapes and lines. It seems to be the graphics that are eating up the Mb's.

I saw someone elses file and their artwork was able to be edited using color fill/outline etc... It was quite a detailed lace border and when I looked at the artwork layer in the selection pane it was called an 'auto shape'.

In another of her files the artwork was called an 'office art object'. Again I have no idea what those formats are or how they're created. I've googled loads but nothing seems to come up about it.

Have you any idea how these would have been created?


Thank you so much for your help!