How Do I Compress a Pdf Without Losing Quality in Illustrator?
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When we are saving the file for the first time (File > Save… or File > Save As…) this opens Illustrator’s options dialog box. To significantly reduce the file size, untick Create PDF Compatible File and tick Use Compression. Such selection of options reduces the file size significantly.

How do I reduce the size of a PDF file in Illustrator?

Illustrator provides the option to save a document in the smallest file size. To generate a compact PDF from Illustrator, do the following: Click File > Save As and select PDF. In the Save Adobe PDF dialog box, select the Smallest File Size option from Adobe PDF Preset.

How do I reduce PDF file size but keep quality?

To do so,

  1. Open your PDF file in Preview. It should be the default option, but in case it isn’t, Right Click on the PDF file, select Open with > Preview.
  2. Then, click File > Export, and in the Quartz Filter drop-down box, select Reduce File Size.
  3. The software will automatically reduce the size of the PDF file.

4.10.2020

Marcus Vance

Marcus Vance

Cybersecurity & Digital Privacy Researcher

Marcus Vance is a cybersecurity auditor and technology writer dedicated to educating the public about online safety, data privacy regulations, enterprise security, and emerging cyber threats.

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