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phs
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Comment: Some useful hints on using images

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 Edit: Split from [Tutorial] Some useful hints on using images— MrProgrammer, forum moderator, 2020-02-21 05:00 UTC 
Never insert photos or JPG files by copy and paste. Never - not even once
Do copy and paste if you want the JPG to appear in the document in its original size; then drag and replace the image to reduce its size, as recommended above.
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Re: [Tutorial] Some useful hints on using images

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phs wrote:Do copy and paste [photos] ...
No.

Read the tutorial. Copy and pasting JPG files stores them as huge PNG files within the document. That is why you should not do it.
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