Shrinking Size of Scanned PDF documents?

[berndk87530037]

I use scanned forms for storing medical records in an office setting.  There is one form that is often modified.  So, the form with printed key sections is printed and then filled in with handwriting.  It is then scanned.  That same form with the handwriting is then printed when the patient returns, and again handwritten additions are made.  After a number of rounds of this use, the result is an increasingly small end result of the scanned form so that it is too small to be read.  Can you tell me how to avoid this shrinkage problem?

  Thanks.

[try67]

Make sure your scanner is set to the highest possible resolution. Also, this has nothing to do with Reader, which is not involved in the process of scanning and creating the PDF file.

[berndk87530037]

*Thanks.  Are you thinking that a higher resolution will affect the

size problem?*

*Bernd Kutzscher, M.D. Ophthalmology Pacific Eye Specialists 1850 Sullivan

Ave.  #540 Daly City, CA 94015 [removed ussnorway]*

[try67]

It doesn't hurt. Of course, check the size settings as well of your scanner's software. It's usually related to the resolution (although the two are not the same).

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Also check your Reader print settings. There is an option to shrink to fit. Turn it off to keep the size stable.

[berndk87530037]

Thanks.  I really appreciate it.

*Bernd Kutzscher, M.D. Ophthalmology Pacific Eye Specialists 1850 Sullivan

Ave.  #540 Daly City, CA 94015 [removed ussnorway]