[americamba]

I try to zip a 65,000 kb pdf document but it only goes down 1 %. Is that always like this with pdf or is there a good program I can use. I currently use a free winaip. I man winxppro thanks, Frank

[Squashman]

Can't compress that with zip softaware. Your only option would be to open the pdf with Acrobat Pro and optimize the file.

[americamba]

Thanks for the prompt answer. I have Acrobat 9. I don't know it well... What is the path to optimization?

best, Frank

[Elvandil]

Many files are already compressed as much as they can be. Music files, for example, are compressed by codecs (compressor/decompressor). Some files will actually be larger if archived as zip or rar.

The best compression you can get (in practical terms, where the process can be done in a reasonable time) is probably sqx. A free sqx archiver is available. I use sqx most often and rar second most.

[Squashman]

Originally Posted by americamba

Thanks for the prompt answer. I have Acrobat 9. I don't know it well... What is the path to optimization?

best, Frank

I only have Acrobat 6 Professional at home. From the file menu there is an option to reduce the File Size.

Here are some other links I found using Google.
http://www.planetpdf.com/enterprise/...ContentID=6112
http://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/op...better-results

[americamba]

thanks Zucchiniman,

The file reduce routine got rid of 10+%

[Squashman]

Originally Posted by americamba

thanks Zucchiniman,

The file reduce routine got rid of 10+%

While I do enjoy eating Acorn Squash baked in brown sugar and butter and I also enjoy eating zucchini baked in Cream Cheese and Butter, my Nickname (Squash) that was given to me as a very young child had nothing to do with either of those vegetables or vegetables at all. It just rhymes with my first name.