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How do I reduce the size of a PDF without losing quality in InDesign?
Saving good quality, small filesize PDF’s
- Save your document.
- Then, Save As a PFD. Click Save (From InDesign choose File > Adobe PDF Preset > Smallest File Size.
- Set the Adobe PDF Preset to Smallest File Size. ( Check to View PDF after Saving to automatically open the file in your PDF viewer)
- IMPORTANT!
Why is my InDesign file size so large?
There are a number of things that can make your InDesign files huge. The first thing to always try when trying to reduce file size is to choose File > Save As. That clears out any gunk that has accumulated while you’ve been working on the file. However, in this case, the problem is, in fact, your images.
Does compressing PDF reduce quality?
While Preview can reduce your PDF, it isn’t able to preserve image quality. The problem with Preview’s built-in file compression is how image quality drops drastically afterwards, causing any image or graphic in your PDF to look blurry and at times incomprehensible.
How do you change the size of a page in InDesign?
Click the Adjust Layout button. Change the values for Width and Height. This changes the dimensions of all the pages in the document, and the text frames and images will scale and move to attempt to fit the new page dimensions. Select one or more page thumbnails in the Pages panel. Click the Edit Page Size button at the bottom of the panel.
How can I change the size of a PDF file?
Mix different page sizes in the same file. Select one or more page thumbnails in the Pages panel. Click the Edit Page Size button at the bottom of the panel. Choose Custom. Enter a new Width and Height and click OK.
What happens when you print and export a PDF document?
When you use the Print function to create your PDF file, choose File > Export to PDF instead. If the error occurs when you print or export a new document, the original document’s print or export settings could be invalid, an object or font used in the document could be damaged, or the structure of the document could be damaged.
Why is my document damaged when I export to InDesign?
The document is probably damaged as a result of improper conversion from previous versions of InDesign or QuarkXpress documents. Suggestion: Exporting to InDesign Markup Language (IDML) or InDesign Interchange format (INX) can eliminate problematic data.