How to Reduce a PDF file size??

[anabella@adobeforums.com]

I have a file size 65 MB, the less I can reduce the size is 58 MB using the PDF reduce size option, also I tried using colorsync utility, Quartz filters and PDF shrink and none of those worked for me, the reason why I need to reduce it is because I need to upload the file into a website for free download and it is too heavy, i wonder how i can reduce the size up to 10 MB and dont matter if the file loses quality. Please if you can advice what can be done to reduce it... thanks a lot.

[graffiti]

How did you create it to begin with? That's probably where you need to start.

[Russell_Goodman@adobeforums.com]

What version of Acrobat are you using? Are you going to the Advanced Menu > PDF Optimizer?

[anabella@adobeforums.com]

im using Acrobat 7 and i just tried the Optimizer and did work, it decrease to 6 MB which is great for me. Thank you much for your help, really appreciate it....

Ann

[Russell_Goodman@adobeforums.com]

Ann:

Glad I could assist.

[Jon Bessant]

For future optimising - you need to actually SEE what you must reduce
beforehand .. In other words, there's no point looking to reduce the
resolution of the file if 99% of the file size is taken up by fonts.

Select the 'Audit Space Usage' option in the top right corner ....

Jon

[pjonesCET@adobeforums.com]

I've found in Pdf's many time when you go to Optimize a PDF and look at the font list there are often up to a 1/2dozen copies of a given font, say Helvetica, then that many Helvetica Bold, or Arial or Ariel Italic

What I do ie remove from list all but one copy of each different font. often dramatically reduces the size. also something lese is Flattening images will in some cases reduce a file size. I have run into a case where it actually made a PDF Larger.