From Word to PDF gets bigger?

[ding dong]

Hi,



when I convert my Word doc to pdf it gets bigger - see;

[Matrix]

PDF is bigger in file size. It also depends on the software you used, how did you convert your Word to PDF?

[ding dong]

Cute pdf writer.

it used to shrink them when i first installed - why would it change?

[Matrix]

Maybe it can't deal with some Word formats very well.

[ding dong]

a mate told me that cute is good for sending documents because it shrinks them no matter what the format.

[Bird_FAT]

Originally Posted by ding dong

a mate told me that cute is good for sending documents because it shrinks them no matter what the format.

Depends on the content - certain formatting and editing styles can create larger files, others smaller ones! Also, if the font's being used are non standard, then they have to be embedded in the pdf - creating a larger file size!


Bird

[ding dong]

how can I find out what the standard font is in my new opened word docs?

Can I change the standard font in my word docs?

[Bird_FAT]

Try going to Tools > Options > Save (Tab) and unticking any of the Embed options - that'll help stop word adding to the size. And, if you are adding any images, don't forget to compress and remove any cropped area before converting! Insert image, then right-click image > Format Picture > Picture (tab) > Compress > All Pictures in document (making sure that [Delete cropped areas of pictures] is ticked.
As they say - Every Little Helps! ;-)


Also - which program are you using to convert to *.pdf? maybe there are some settings in there that could be altered to help reduce size, too!

Try googling [size+reduce+**APP NAME**] too see if others have looked for this!

p.s. - if you do find anything, please post back here for everyone's benefit, thanks! :-)

[ding dong]

thanks - will try