# Adding hyperlink increases flash size 4x

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-hyperlink-increases-flash-size-4x/292740
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [July 18, 2009, 6:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-hyperlink-increases-flash-size-4x/292740 "2009-07-18T06:22:31Z")
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### Author: ![djskimo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@djskimo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/djskimo)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2009, 6:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-hyperlink-increases-flash-size-4x/292740/1 "2009-07-18T06:22:31Z")

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HI,

I have a strange problem. I have spent a few hours creating a highly optimized animated menu bar…spent hours to make it 8Kb size! :emb:

Well, the last step was to add hyperlinks. As soon as I add a single link, size jumps to 26K ! Even after removing the link, size stays at 26K. Only way to go back to 8k is to close the file, and reopen the previous copy. I did a bunch of googling but couldn’t find anything.

I add a hyperlink by just entering text in the “link” section of the property panel when u select a text.

I would do it in AS, however I am trying to make the flash file SEO friendly and thought maybe the AS approach will make it difficult for search bots to index.

Whats going on?

Thanks

PS - I’m using CS4