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eb_clarke
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February 2, 2022
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Trying to javascript a silent Reduce File Size save in Acrobat DC

  • February 2, 2022
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Hi there,

 

Does anyone know if its possible to automate a Reduce File Size save using javascript?

 

I've managed to get it to go as far as the dialogue box, but I was hoping there was the equivalent in Acrobat of the 'set user interaction to never' that you can script in INDD to supress these and silently save a reduced version over the original document. 

 

Alternatively saving a new file would be workable - then i could rename afterwards.

 

I'm not holding out much hope - Save As seems to be as scriptable as it gets from the hours I've spent on google, but I guess you never know until you ask...

 

All the best,

Ed

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try67
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try67Community Expert
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February 2, 2022

I think the only way to do that with a script is via the Preflight tool. Find or create a profile that optimizes the file and then run it using the preflight method of the Doc object.

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