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Participant
March 30, 2017
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Making lo res pdfs

  • March 30, 2017
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When I make a lo res pdf they are almost the same size as a print quality...Any answers on why?

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    Correct answer vladan saveljic

    for example, maybe your PDF contains only text (without any photo)

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    Participant
    March 31, 2017

    Thanks everyone. Figured it out. I needed to make an Interactive PDF instead of a print PDF. Problem solved. Most of these PDFs are being attached to emails. 

    Barb

    vladan saveljic
    vladan saveljicCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    March 30, 2017

    for example, maybe your PDF contains only text (without any photo)

    Participant
    March 30, 2017

    It is all text, so the pdf should come out much smaller. I am currently on the latest version of InDesign. I have set the dpi at 72 on color and greyscaled. Nothing will reduce these file. Old files similar to this one were coming out under 100kb. Now when I make these same files in lower dpi they are 500kb. I have tried everything...can anyone help?

    vladan saveljic
    Inspiring
    March 30, 2017

    Open your pdf in acrobat and then file - save as other - reduced size pdf

    Choose for example Acrobat 9.0 and later...

    Info from adobe site:

    ...

    If you’re certain that all your users use Acrobat DC or Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, limiting compatibility to the latest version can further reduce file size....

    Ok?