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Hack 60 Refry Before Posting Documents Online
Run your assembled PDF through Acrobat Distiller to reduce its file size . In Acrobat 6, try PDF Optimizer . You started with two or three PDFs, combined them, and then cropped them. Before going any further, consider running your assembled PDF through Distiller. This refrying can reduce duplicate resources and ensures that your PDF is optimized for online reading. It also gives you a chance to improve your PDF's compatibility with older versions of Acrobat and Reader. In Acrobat 6, you can conveniently refry a PDF without Distiller by using the PDF Optimizer feature. Even so, distilling a PDF can yield better results than the PDF Optimizer can. 5.11.1 Traditional Refrying with DistillerRefrying traditionally has been done with a simple hack, reprinting the PDF out to Distiller, which creates a new PDF file:
5.11.2 Refrying with PDF Optimizer in Acrobat 6 ProfessionalPDF Optimizer (Advanced PDF Optimizer . . . ) performs this service much more conveniently. Its settings resemble Distiller's, and they enable you to downsample images, remove embedded fonts, or remove unwanted PDF features. You can also change the PDF compatibility to Acrobat 5. Click OK and it will create a new PDF for you. Compare this new PDF with the original and decide whether to keep it or try again. The best time to use the PDF Optimizer is just before you put the PDF online.
5.11.3 The Best Time to Refry Using DistillerThe best time to refry a PDF using Distiller (as opposed to the PDF Optimizer) is after you have assembled it, but before you have added any PDF features. Here is the sequence I typically use when preparing a PDF for online distribution:
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