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How do I decompress a "compressed" pdf file?

New Here ,
Sep 05, 2018 Sep 05, 2018

I received a document that was delivered as "compressed pdf". I can print it, but in that compressed form the text is very small. How do I decompress it to get it back to it's original size?

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LEGEND , Sep 05, 2018 Sep 05, 2018

There's nothing much you can do to modify its size. You can look at print options in Acrobat Reader to see if any of the scaling/poster options help you magnify it on printing. You can also use "More options" to print view when you have single page view.

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LEGEND ,
Sep 05, 2018 Sep 05, 2018

Compressed PDF files do not get smaller text, it makes the file size smaller without changing the text size. So what you have is... a PDF that someone made with small text. Nothing to decompress.

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New Here ,
Sep 05, 2018 Sep 05, 2018

Thanks for the response. I have no problem reading the document on the PC  -  I can enlarge it at will. Problem is with the printing of the document. Text is as small as one or two point, and it's extremely difficult to read. So, how do I modify the original message (actually, a brochure) so that it's legible? I'm guessing here, but it looks like the original document is at least 4 - 8.1/2" x 11" pages, while the printout is only two pages. Thanks again.

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Community Expert ,
Sep 06, 2018 Sep 06, 2018

As mentioned, there's not much you can do about it. Contact the author and ask them to produce a version of it that's more suitable for printing.

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New Here ,
Feb 10, 2022 Feb 10, 2022

I have no problem reading the document on the PC  -  I can enlarge it at will. Problem is with the printing of the document. Text is as small as one or two point, and it's extremely difficult to read. So, how do I modify the original message (actually, a brochure) so that it's legible? I'm guessing here, but it looks like the original document is at least 4 - 8.1/2" x 11" pages, while the printout is only two pages. 

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Community Expert ,
Feb 10, 2022 Feb 10, 2022

Is this the same document as balcroft2?

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LEGEND ,
Sep 05, 2018 Sep 05, 2018

There's nothing much you can do to modify its size. You can look at print options in Acrobat Reader to see if any of the scaling/poster options help you magnify it on printing. You can also use "More options" to print view when you have single page view.

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New Here ,
Aug 18, 2024 Aug 18, 2024
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Thank you , I want print larger

 

 

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