Print file size to big

[Mark_Ruddock@adobeforums.com]

Hi, I have an HP Laserjet 4600, Word 2003, Acrobat 6.0 Standard. I have created a file in word, with text and images and converted it to .pdf, file size is 520Kb. No problem. But when I try to print the file size shows as over 80Mb in the printer seetings. (Start-Printers and Faxes-printer options). Is there anything that can be set in the file to reduce this. I have created files from Excel with no issue.
Thanks
Mark

[Mark_Ruddock@adobeforums.com]

Hi, I have an HP Laserjet 4600, Word 2003, Acrobat 6.0 Standard. I have created a file in word, with text and images and converted it to .pdf, file size is 520Kb. No problem. But when I try to print the file size shows as over 80Mb in the printer seetings. (Start-Printers and Faxes-printer options). Is there anything that can be set in the file to reduce this. I have created files from Excel with no issue.
Thanks
Mark

[Aandi_Inston@adobeforums.com]

That is not unusual. Leave the file and it should print.

Aandi Inston

[Nathan_Strong@adobeforums.com]

You're seeing the size of the printer spool file, which is going to be entirely dependent upon the printer you're printing to. It may be 80MB for you, but if I print the same document on a different printer, my print spool size may be larger or smaller.

Factors include:

- The resolution of the printer
- The printer language used by the printer (PostScript? PCL 5e? ECP/2?)
- Whether or not the printer supports color
- Whether the printer processes vector calculations on the printer or on the host
- How many of the fonts need to be downloaded to the printer

80mb is pretty small for a full-color 8.5x11 document printed at 300 dpi.

Nathan

[Mark_Ruddock@adobeforums.com]

Thanks for the help. Although I can leave it for 20 mins and it still doesn't print. Similiar sized files seem to print in a matter os seconds?
Thanks

[Nathan_Strong@adobeforums.com]

sounds like a false correlation then. The spool job size is not what's causing your print jobs to fail.

- Are you getting any errors?
- Do ANY PDFs print (i.e. the help file)?
- Can you print your PDFs to a different printer?

Nathan

[Scott_Falkner@adobeforums.com]

Can you print as image? Are you already printing as image (which could explain the gargantuan file size)?

[W_T_Allen@adobeforums.com]

Do you have any background images or transparencies in the file?

[Mark_Ruddock@adobeforums.com]

Yes, JPEG image in the background

[W_T_Allen@adobeforums.com]

See what happens when you get rid of it.