Excel File Size is large...how can I find out why?

Viva_Excel

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Hello,

I have a workbook that is 15MB. However, I can not figure out why it is so big - very few sheets of data but copied over from a prior file. Is there a way to find this out? I’ve done everything possible I know what to do. I am pretty much an advanced user in Excel so I have explored many options. Is there something I can look at in the file?
 

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I’ve done everything possible I know what to do. I am pretty much an advanced user in Excel so I have explored many options.
So we don't go back and forth suggesting things you've already tried, please list what you've already done; e.g. cleared unused cells, reset last cells, cleared unused macros and empty modules etc.
 
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I've deleted tabs, took out formatting, etc and it shows that the file is smaller once I do some of those things. But, my question is whether or not there is a way to look at the workbook and see what is causing the file to be so large.

Thanks in advance!
 
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