Word to PDF

Ristof · 09-21-2006, 09:14 PM

I have created a file in word that has images in it and when in word the files is 3mb but when I convert it to a pdf file the pdf file is 13mb.

Has anyone had this happen to them where a doc file converted to pdf has gotten bigger.
From what I have noticed in the past is the file size got smaller when converted.

Thanks

crazijoe · 09-22-2006, 06:54 AM

This happened to me once. It ended up to be a corrupted image.

Ristof · 09-25-2006, 12:17 AM

I will take all the pics out of the word doc and add them back in one by one to see if I can see if any are currupt

Thanks for the suggestion and I will let you know how I go with it

Ristof · 09-25-2006, 12:30 AM

took the images out and it turn the 94kb word doc into a 112kb pdf file.
I then deleted the part I got off a web page, with the images in the doc again I tried a pdf but it came up with the same file size.

I guess I will just try an image at a time and see what happens

Ristof · 09-25-2006, 12:34 AM

no that hasn't worked it is still much bigger when it is converted to a pdf file

Papermoon · 09-25-2006, 08:58 PM

What type of images are they? What version of Adobe?

david911 · 09-26-2006, 07:39 PM

You can choose the jpeg option for the image compress, also you can decrease the Resolution option, if your PDF program supports these features.

Ristof · 09-26-2006, 08:01 PM

They are jpeg images and I am using Acrobat 6

**Squashman** · 09-27-2006, 08:47 AM

Click on the File menu in Adobe. There is an option for Optimizing for the web or compressing the PDF file. I can't remember what it is called. I am not on my PC that has Acrobat 6 Pro on it.

Ristof · 09-28-2006, 06:55 PM

The other problem I have with it because I have links within the word doc, not all converting ways to pdf keep them active

09-21-2006, 09:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ristof Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 38 OS: XP Pro	Word to PDF I have created a file in word that has images in it and when in word the files is 3mb but when I convert it to a pdf file the pdf file is 13mb. Has anyone had this happen to them where a doc file converted to pdf has gotten bigger. From what I have noticed in the past is the file size got smaller when converted. Thanks

09-22-2006, 06:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	This happened to me once. It ended up to be a corrupted image. __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

09-25-2006, 08:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
Papermoon Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 63 OS: Win XP Pro	What type of images are they? What version of Adobe? __________________ Deej

09-25-2006, 12:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
Ristof Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 38 OS: XP Pro	I will take all the pics out of the word doc and add them back in one by one to see if I can see if any are currupt Thanks for the suggestion and I will let you know how I go with it

09-25-2006, 12:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
Ristof Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 38 OS: XP Pro	took the images out and it turn the 94kb word doc into a 112kb pdf file. I then deleted the part I got off a web page, with the images in the doc again I tried a pdf but it came up with the same file size. I guess I will just try an image at a time and see what happens

09-25-2006, 12:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
Ristof Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 38 OS: XP Pro	no that hasn't worked it is still much bigger when it is converted to a pdf file

09-26-2006, 07:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
david911 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1 OS: Windows 2000	You can choose the jpeg option for the image compress, also you can decrease the Resolution option, if your PDF program supports these features.

09-26-2006, 08:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
Ristof Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 38 OS: XP Pro	They are jpeg images and I am using Acrobat 6

09-27-2006, 08:47 AM	#9 (permalink)
Squashman Tech, Networking Forums Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: 1265 Lombardi Ave. Posts: 1,142 OS: All of the above	Click on the File menu in Adobe. There is an option for Optimizing for the web or compressing the PDF file. I can't remember what it is called. I am not on my PC that has Acrobat 6 Pro on it.

09-28-2006, 06:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
Ristof Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 38 OS: XP Pro	The other problem I have with it because I have links within the word doc, not all converting ways to pdf keep them active