[Ken]

One for me to copy and keep in my file of "tips".
Again thank you and have a good Christmas.

Ken


"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
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It's an old trick used with many things, originally some of the early file
compression software when trying to get things to fit on one floppy disk.

At work the other day I received an email from a company to which they had
attached a .pdf of a brocure that was 12MB. After opening it with Acrobat
and then printing it with the PrimoPDF printer, it reduced to 175KB!
Printing both versions to a colour printer, you could not tell which
printed copy came from which.

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"Ken" Reply to NG only wrote in message
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Just tried it to see if it reduces file size and it does between 5% and
10% so again I am grateful to you.

Where on earth did you fathom out that tip??

Mystified - but grateful!

Ken




"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
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Try using the PrimoPDF printer to print the .pdf file that it creates.
Sometimes (but not always) it will reduce the size even further.

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"Ken" Reply to NG only wrote in message
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Thanks Doug

I have downloaded and it is tantalisingly near in that the first few
have been well under 300kb but there has been the odd one over.

I will try more documents again later or may try and see if the web
host can increase my size of upload limit by 50kb to 350kb which would
sort it out. Last time I asked it was no.

Ken




"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
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Have you tried PrimoPDF. The price is right and I have found it to be
as efficient as far as file size is concerned as Acrobat.

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"Ken" Reply to NG only wrote in message
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I continually generate four page Word Documents with 12/14 large
photos. A business associate, with Adobe Pdf Creator, can create a Pdf
file which always comes in at 240/300kbs max. This size of file is
permitted as an upload to my business web site and often used to email
my customers.

However I just can't afford to buy the software for myself and have
looked at other Pdf creating software and downloaded a number of
trial programmes but every time the file sizes are far too large.
Some let you tweak the conversion setting but some don't and some
have options for screen, home printing or professional printing
sizes.

Any ideas would be very welcome as I don't mind spending £50 or so
but not the hundreds of pounds for the Adobe.

Ken