Feline,
If you are worried about the size of the file to where you cannot fit it on a floppy. A simple walk around is to use Winzip. It will get the file down to a more manageable size, but it will not remove any of the Bloat that MS Word put in it.
Take Care,
Richard
P.S. RomeoTangoFoxtrotMike, I try not to change the file extension in Word since I always manage to screw up the formatting.

(If your solution works, that would be a good one to add to the Windows Tips Thread TCS started!)