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celulloyd
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March 16, 2016
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Preserving Text When Saving As a Reduced Size PDF

  • March 16, 2016
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I have to create 300dpi PDFs for printing a catalog. I then have to use those PDFs to review the catalog for the next year's version. The original PDF file size is approximately 250MBs but I want to reduce the file size significantly for the review copy. When I Save As Other > Reduced Size PDF, the entire PDF gets flattened, which make sit impossible to highlight text. Is there a way to reduce the file size but keep the text as text?

I hope that makes sense. I'm using Acrobat DC Pro on a Mac running Yosemite. I'm creating the original PDFs from InDesign CC 2014.

Thank you.

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Bernd Alheit
Bernd Alheit
Community Expert
March 16, 2016

Try the optimizer.

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celulloydAuthor
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March 16, 2016

Thanks Bernd. I think I figured out that when I redact the PDF (because I delete the registration marks, trim marks, etc.), it also flattens the fonts during the process. Do you know how to redact the PDF without flattening the fonts?

Bernd Alheit
Bernd Alheit
Community Expert
March 16, 2016

celulloyd wrote:

... Do you know how to redact the PDF without flattening the fonts?

What does you mean? The redaction tool doesn't flatten fonts.

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