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Subject:Re: Compressing PDF Size From:stevefjong -at- comcast -dot- net To:"Keith Hansen" <KRH -at- weiland-wfg -dot- com>, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:17:52 +0000
Broadly speaking, there are two ways to make a smaller PDF file. If it includes graphics, you can reduce their resolution: instead of sampling them at 600 dots per inch (dpi), you can sample them at 300 dpi or even 150 dpi. If the PDF file is intended for online viewing on a 75 dpi screen, that might be the best approach. Such "downsampling," as Acrobat calls it, can reduce the PDF file's size considerably, at the cost of losing the details of graphics.
You can also not embed fonts, choosing instead to let Acrobat substitute its own font simulations. This also makes for a smaller PDF file, but not a lot smaller.
Acrobat includes standard settings for making smaller PDF files (as options for the Distiller printer driver).
-- Steve
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From: "Keith Hansen" <KRH -at- weiland-wfg -dot- com>
>
> Hello all,
>
> When creating PDF files, what options are available to control file
> size?
>
> For example, I have created a PDF that is about 3MB. When creating the
> PDF, is there any way to make it smaller?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Keith
>
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