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Swimmer63
Swimmer63
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April 16, 2019
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When Creating Multi-Page PDF from Multiple Files - How to make pages uniform size?

  • April 16, 2019
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I am creating a single, 8 page PDF from a number of 1-3 page files.  Some pages are images files, photos, some are already pdf's.  When the pages are combined in a single pdf, the pages that were photos, are twice the size of the pages that were not.  How do I get all the pages to the same uniform size?

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    Correct answer gary_sc

    Total sense. And the “photos of text” was my issue.

    So I went back to the image files and resized them to 50%, then created a

    pdf of the reduced image file. In the 8 page document I replaced the

    oversized page with the 50% page and it was almost the same size as the

    others.

    So problem solved. But I appreciate the explanation.

    Thanks!


    Hi Swimmer,

    One last thing: if you have a "photo" of text, do you know you can convert that to "searchable text" with Acrobat?

    That will not only dramatically decrease the storage size of the document but it will also let you copy text and search within the PDF.

    Do to that, select the "Enhanced Scans" work tab and then select "Recognize Text" option (found on the top of the page (below the icons)).

    Let me know if this helps,

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    Swimmer63
    Swimmer63Author
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    April 16, 2019

    By the way, this is for Adobe Acrobat Pro 2017, Windows Desktop Version.  Old school.

    gary_sc
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    gary_scCommunity Expert
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    April 16, 2019

    Hi Swimmer,

    Language can be complicated: when you say "the pages that were photos, are twice the size of the pages that were not" are you referring to measurement size or storage size(e.g., 8" x 11'5" OR 115 kb).

    If the issue is storage size, the answer is simple: images are bitmapped images. That is they are composed of thousands of pixels and each one is a data bit. Text, on the other hand, are vector images where each segment of a pixel is one data bit. Therefore, a picture of text is significantly larger in storage size than standard text that can be resized.

    Also, here's a piece of trivia: if you take a bitmapped image and double the measurement size (e.g., 4" x 5" to 8" x 10") the same image will then be 4 TIMES the storage size.

    Does any of this help?

      Swimmer63
      Swimmer63Author
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      April 17, 2019

      Hi Swimmer,

      Glad to hear that I provided an extra bit of "making your life easier."

      BTW, I removed some personal information you placed in your last message.

      Regrettably there are a number of trolls who peruse these forums who search for such things. While I did remove this once I saw it, others may have seen it before the personal content was deleted. Be wary of phone calls or emails (as if we do not have enough spam already, right?). Please, in the future watch out what you place in any forum.

      Otherwise, glad to help...


      Thanks Gary. Well that’s not good. I guess have to strip down my email

      signatures.

      I have wondered what it is these trolls do for a living (or for a real

      life) that they have the time to perpetually irate someone. I apparently

      overlooked that industry when planning my career.

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