How to reduce the size of your PDF

Reduce PDF size

PDF is a format we work with on a regular basis on our devices. It is a really comfortable format to use and that does not usually present few problems. Although there are times when that file is too heavy, for that reason, we are forced to reduce the size of some PDF. Many users don't know how they can do this on their devices.

When reduce the size of a PDF we have several options available. We will tell you more about these options that we can use below. This way you will be able to know what options are available and see which is the one that best suits you, or your situation. This way you will be able to reduce the size of a file in this format in a very simple way.

We are going to show you three ways in which we can reduce the size of a PDF on our device. These are processes that are more comfortable to perform on the computer, but the first for example is something that can also be done comfortably on an Android phone. You can see which of these three methods best suits you and thus be able to reduce at any time the weight of a PDF file that is too heavy.

Páginas web

Compress PDF

One of the most comfortable ways that we can resort to if we have to reduce the size of a PDF is to use a web page. There are a number of web pages that allow us to reduce the size of files in various formats, including that of a PDF. What these web pages do is compress that file in question so that it weighs less. This is something that perfectly meets what we want at the time, making it an ideal method.

If we Google this option, you will see that we have quite a few web pages of this type. How to know which one to use? There are some that are known to many users and that will perform well in these situations. Because, We recommend three pages that you can use in these situations, when you want a PDF to weigh less, if for example it is too heavy to send on any platform:

In these three pages the option in question is called Compress PDF. Furthermore, the operation is the same in all cases. We will have to upload that PDF file to the web and then click on the compress option. Then we just have to wait for the page to do its job and go to reduce the size of that PDF in question. This is something that will take a few seconds and when the file is ready they will tell us that we can download it now.

We will only have to click on the button to download that lighter PDF on PC or phone. You will see that the file is less heavy. The amount of weight to be removed is somewhat variable, depending in many cases on the file in question. If one page has not managed to reduce this weight too much, it may not be possible for others to obtain that desired result. The percentage of weight that is eliminated in all cases is usually similar. Before downloading the PDF we can see that these web pages indicate the percentage of weight in which it has been reduced, so we can determine if it is enough for us.

Microsoft Word

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The reality is that we do not have to resort to a web page if we want to reduce the size of a PDF. We can also use a program that in most cases we already have installed on our computer. It's about Microsoft Word. The well-known document editor is something that we will be able to use if we want to reduce the weight of a file of this type in a simple way. It is an option that many do not know, but it will also work well in this regard.

Also, not only Microsoft Word can be used to do this. For those users who have a different program, an office suite like LibreOffice will work too in this sense. It will also be of help to us when we want to make a file in PDF format less heavy. Most office suites have a possibility that helps us to compress a PDF, so we can make use of them in this sense, if we do not want to resort to a web page to do this.

How it is used

Reduce PDF size in Word

If we have decided to use this method, the steps to follow are very simple. The first thing we have to do in this case is open the PDF file in question in Word or the app used (if you use LibreOffice for example) and then convert it into an editable file. By doing this what you are doing is transferring said PDF to a file in Word format, which is the format that we can edit easily.

When we have then opened it in Word, we have to click on the File button at the top left of the screen. It will then take us to a different screen, where we have a list of options to choose from. One of the options that appears in this list is Export. We then click on the Export option and then choose the Create PDF / XPS document option, which is located on the right side of the screen.

A menu then opens in which we are allowed to save that file as a PDF, which is what we want. We have the field in which we can put the name of the file. If we look closely, below those options we will see that there is an option called Minimum size. It is an option that we can mark and on which we must click, so that the size of this file will be optimized on the computer. Once the option is marked, we can put that name that we want to the PDF file and then save it on the computer, in the desired location.

When we have done this, if we look at Let's see that the weight of this file is less than its original weight. So we have already managed to reduce the size of this PDF on our computer. The process is the same at all times if we use an office suite that is not Microsoft's. In Word the process is simple and clear for everyone, but the steps will be identical if the app we use in our case is LibreOffice, for example.

Adobe Acrobat Pro

The third and last option in this regard, if we want to reduce the size of a PDF, is to resort to Adobe Acrobat Pro. Adobe is the quintessential firm behind this format, so it makes sense that we are going to use one of their programs if we want a PDF file to take up less space on our device. This is another method that many use, as it is not complex. Also, if you have this program on your PC, then it makes sense for you to try using it as well.

The process itself is not complex, even if you have little experience using Adobe Acrobat Pro on your computer you will be able to do it, it is even simpler than if we use Word, for example. We tell you all the steps we have to follow in this case below.

Steps to follow

Adobe Acrobat Pro reduce PDF size

The first thing we will have to do is open that PDF file in question in Adobe Acrobat Pro. Open the program and then click on the File option. Then we select the Open option and then look for that file on the computer, to open it then. We look for it and click on it, so that then this file is already shown in the program on the screen.

When we have this document on the screen, click on the File button located at the top of the screen. When you do, a contextual menu will appear on the screen. In that menu we have to click on the Compress PDF or Reduce file size option. Depending on the version you have of Adobe Acrobat Pro on your computer, one or the other will appear. But you have to look for one of these two options and then click on it.

When doing this we will then be asked choose the location on the computer where we want save this file, as well as choose the name we want to give to this PDF. We then click on the save button and the process has been completed. We will be able to see that the PDF file that has now been saved in the desired location is a file that weighs less than the original. So we have met our goal of reducing your weight, something that has also been very simple thanks to this program, as you can see. If you have more PDF files whose size you want to reduce, you will be able to do it in the same way with all of them.


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