Techy Question

[PLFXpert 0]

I'm rolling my own eyes at myself posting this but for some reason I was previously able to e-mail large attachments and now I can not.

I confirmed w/ my service provider I can not send attachments larger than 10MB.

When I scan a one page document into my computer into Adobe Acrobat it will scan in at at least 14 MB.

Does anyone know how to shrink a pdf file?

I'm ready to cry.

Thank you, in advance, for any tips/assistance!

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[Zeppo 0]

You could try saving it as a different file format (like tiff) it might help. It'll also split the pages so you'll be able to e-mail them while still remaining within your limit.

I'm not really a techy either...but it might work.

What goes up, must come DOWN!!!

[2fat2fly 0]

Maybe if you try to save it as a .tiff file it will work


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[piisfish 140]

try saving it as .tiff it might help.

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[DavidST 0]

have you tried winzip???

As a general rule, the better it felt when you said it, the more trouble it's going to get you into.

[wildblue 7]

Lower the resolution when you scan it. They might call it 'resolution' or 'quality'

it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality

[Remster 30]

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Lower the resolution when you scan it. They might call it 'resolution' or 'quality'

What Seth said. Most of the time, the lowest resolution is plenty good enough for docs.

What SW are you using to scan?

Remster

[ifall 0]

Have you tried saving it as a .tiff file.

You may have an option to "Save for web" under the file tab. Thats how I got my avatar to fit here.

[PLFXpert 0]

I have figured out how to scan in to other places, but when I scan it in to my photo album a lot of the quality is lost--ie: a line for someone to sign will have gaps in it and it comes out really faded and sometimes smaller.

I can't really scan these documents in to anywhere else b/c they've got writing on them which does not show up in Word, etc. Plus, I prefer Adobe.

Hopefully I don't sound like an idiot. I can utilize all my applications to their fullest, know the short cuts, and type at the speed of light and yet when it comes to the techy stuff, sadly, I'm clueless.

Another issue is I'm wireless--including my fax which is run via my e-mail. So I can't fax these documents either b/c the file size is too big.

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[PLFXpert 0]

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You may have an option to "Save for web" under the file tab. Thats how I got my avatar to fit here.

I have no idea what you're talking about. When my scan box comes up there is no File Tab.

And, most people are going to laugh now probably, but when I want to shrink something usually (like for my avatar) I open the file up in Paint, click "Stretch/Skew" image and click 50% (or whatever) in both horizontal & vertical boxes.

I'm guessing that's not how everyong else does it?

My new computer is loaded w/ all the fixin's, too and yet...here I am...going .

Billy still can't figure out the video stuff.

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[PLFXpert 0]

Oh Lord....I've opened pandora's box.

How do I adjust the resolution and what is an SW?

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[PLFXpert 0]

I think I figured it out....

I never knew there was a place where you can adjust what is being scanned (ie: photo, color doc, b&w doc) and when I clicked on b&w doc and it scanned in, it was only 1MB.

YES!!!!

Only took me ALL DAY to fricken figure that one out.

I've literally been held up all day b/c of this.

I was even on the phone for two hours w/ support and they couldn't figure out why I've been able to send these same files a zillion times up until now (b/c according to them their size limits have always been the same).

Thank you guys!!!

For me, a computer is like a race car; I can drive the hell out of it but have no idea how to fix it when it breaks down (except a tire or oil, of course.).

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[Armour666 0]

if you are creating documents you can use print to pdf function to turn a webpage , word doc ect to convert to a PDF they will always be way smaller then printing then scanning a document

SO this one time at band camp.....

"Of all the things I've lost I miss my mind the most."

[kelpdiver 2]

I didn't think PDFs compressed very well, but that may depend on the content.

Do you have a web page as part of your service with the ISP? One way to get around mail attachment limits is to host the item and let the recipient fetch it with their web browser. It's often the easiest solution to the limit problems, and doesn't run the risk of mail bombing the other side.

[bob.dino 1]

General background:

When you scan a document it's converted into a picture. Most likely either a TIFF or JPG. If you're scanning directly from within Acrobat, you're probably getting a huge high-resolution TIFF dumped into your PDF. It contains lots of information about your document that you don't need - all that "yep, this bit is white too" is a bit unnecessary.

So, by reducing the resolution & color depth (selecting the B&W option), you're telling the scanning app to store less information, resulting in a much smaller doc. For further size reductions, have a look around and see if you can change the format output by the scanner. TIFF, PNG, and JPG are word you're looking for. The smaller your documents, the more your clients will like you

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[PLFXpert 0]

Yep, that's what I figured out FINALLY at the end of the day.


But my clients don't have to open attachments as, if I need to send these docs to them I fax---but my fax works via my e-mail so the "attachment" limit still applies, apparently.

Anywho...all is well now.

But you know I'm so paranoid about the support guy I allowed remote control of my computer. Can those guys view things w/out you seeing them? I mean I was watching him move around the whole time, but then there'd be a couple minutes where he'd tell me to hold.

I'm ROYALLY paranoid. Life was a little better on my old computer when I couldn't actually view all the IP addresses pinging and trying to gain access to my computer. You know--out of sight, out of mind. Now that I can see just how many there are my paranoia has increased to a whole new level.

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