Bloated PDF File size with Acrobat Reader DC?

[Guest]

We have had to discontinue the use of Acrobat Reader DC and revert to an older version here at our hospital system.

Unfortunately, Acrobat Reader DC creates *.pdf files that are 20 times the size of those created under prior versions.  This makes it impossible to attach all but a few pages of printed material to an e-mail that you would send to a colleague.  Most Corporate e-mail systems have a limit on the amount (size) of attachments to a single e-mail.   As an experiment, pages printed to a pdf file in 2016 was 116kb in size.  But the same pages printed under Adobe Acrobat DC was 2,519kb.

Is there any available Setting that would exlpain or control these very large file sizes?  Thanks for your input.

[~graffiti]

Acrobat Reader DC does not create pdf files. It it for viewing/printing pdf files and maybe a few other things but creating them isn't one of them.

So, with whatever it is you are using, you will want to check the settings before creating the file. The default settings may not give you the smallest file size.

[Test Screen Name]

How exactly do you create PDF files using Acrobat Reader? Please describe your workflow in detail, with settings used.

[Bernd Alheit]

Do you use Acrobat Reader or Adobe Acrobat?