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Compressing image files
To make bitmap images small enough for network distribution or for mass storage on CDs,
you generally need to compress PDF documents to save the images in a way that uses less
space. For continuous-tone images, such as photographs, JPEG Medium compression
saves a lot of space with little loss of quality. You may want to try applying different
compression settings to your PDF documents and comparing the resulting image quality
and file size. For more information, see
“Applying compression and resampling” on
page 51
.
Optimizing or creating Fast Web View files
You should convert your PDF files to Fast Web View PDF files—that is, optimize them—
before distributing them. This minimizes file size and facilitates page-at-a-time
downloading. In most cases, converting your PDF files to Fast Web View PDF files by
optimizing them reduces their file size significantly.
Fast Web View also restructures a PDF document to prepare for page-at-a-time
downloading (byte-serving) from Web servers. With page-at-a-time downloading, the
Web server sends only the requested page of information to the user, rather than the
entire PDF document. This is especially important with large documents, which can take a
long time to download from a server.
To find out if a PDF document has been converted to Fast Web View:
Choose File > Document Properties > Summary, and look at the Fast Web View option.
To create a Fast Web View document:
1
Choose Edit > Preferences > General. Select Options in the left panel of the General
Preferences dialog box. Select Save As Optimizes for Fast Web View (This option is set by
default.) Click OK.
2
Use the File > Save As command to save your file.
To create Fast Web View versions of a collection of documents:
1
Define a new batch processing sequence or edit an existing sequence, as described in
“Batch processing” on page 124
.
2
With the newly named sequence highlighted, click Edit Sequence.
3
In the Batch Edit Sequence dialog box, click Output Options.
4
Select Fast Web View (PDF Only). Specify how to name the generated file and whether
the generated file is allowed to overwrite any existing file with the same name in that
location. Click OK.
5
Do one of the following:
•
If you are adding an opening view command to an existing batch processing sequence,
click OK and exit the Batch Sequence dialog box.
•
If you are defining a new sequence, continue adding commands as described in
“Batch
processing” on page 124
.
Note:
For information on setting Batch Processing preferences, see
“Batch processing” on
page 124
.