Practical PDF advice
How to Make a PDF Smaller for Email
Reduce attachment size while balancing legibility, image quality and document completeness.
Find what increases file size
High-resolution photographs and embedded scans often contribute far more bytes than ordinary text.
Compress a copy
Keep your original untouched. Test your compress tool with a copy before sending the document.
Check the smallest text
Zoom in on signatures, footnotes, tables, and barcodes. If they become unreadable, use a less aggressive compression setting.
Confirm every page
Verify page count and that nothing is cut off after processing.
Use secure sharing when needed
Size is only one concern. Confidential documents may require an approved secure file-sharing channel.
Work with PDFEditFlow
Use a non-sensitive test document first and verify the exported file before sharing it.
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