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Subject:Re: Help for PDF File Size Problem From:ekandl -at- unitechsys -dot- com (Erick Kandl) To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 14 Apr 2000 11:07:00 -0500
"I created a single PDF using the Runfilex.ps file that comes with Acrobat.
The problem is that the PDF file is very large (> 7 MB). Anything more than
2 MB is not acceptable because users will be downloading the PDF file from
the Web."
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Once you finish making any changes to your PDF files, save them and then
"optimize" them. In Acrobat, select File|Batch Process. In the Select
Folder to Process dialog, choose the folder where your PDF files are stored
and verify you have "Process all sub-folders" and "Optimize" checked. Click
OK and the files will be optimized. Optimizing compresses your PDF files and
can often make them smaller. It's worth a shot.
