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Subject:Help with PDF writing From:Kim Nylander <nylanderk -at- ipix -dot- com> To:"Technical Writing List" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 19 Oct 1999 16:40:42 -0400
Hello!
I have a dilemma, and maybe someone would have an answer to this
question. I have a user manual with screen shots (120 pages) that will be
posted on a Web site. I've never created a screen-optimized PDF file
before. I tried creating the file using Acrobat Distiller 4.0 with the
screen-optimized setting. The graphics are not acceptable.
What are the best settings to create a PDF file with reasonable looking
graphics? The screen optimized file is 1.7 MB but the images are not
acceptable quality. The PDF file I normally create is 3.5 MB, but that
is much too large.
