I need to reduce size of PDFs without losing quality.

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January 15, 2016
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The PDFs I am exporting from Adobe InDesign into Adobe Acrobat are too large. Does anyone have instructions on how to export PDFs from InDesign or any other Adobe Product into Adobe Acrobat without losing image quality?

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Correct answer medicineheads_no

Have you made sure to tick the box "include hyperlinks" under "general" in the export panel?

medicineheads_no

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Hi

Basically the two are in conflict.
Smaller file = poorer quality. Is it intended for screen view you can use a poorer quality. If it is a pdf for print you want the quality the printers need. File size is mostly in the amount of jpeg-compression and actual pixels per inch in images. Exporting from InDesign, I find that selecting "for print" gives me more control. Check the box "crop images to frame", downsample your images to i.e. 100 px and set Jpeg-compression to medium. View your result to see if it is acceptable.

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AnotherMeAuthor

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Thanks. For some reason it exported to only 856kb today whereas, it exported to 15.6mgs yesterday! And I exported as a High Quality. Obviously, I am missing a big step.

Can you answer one more question?

I am adding hyperlinks to my imported PNGs. I thought these embedded hyperlinks would export to PDF. But they are not active once I open them in Adobe Acrobat. What am I doing wrong? Also, how do I make sure these hyperlinks work from within Adobe inDesign?

Thanks

medicineheads_noCorrect answer

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Have you made sure to tick the box "include hyperlinks" under "general" in the export panel?

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