PDF problem
PDF too large to email
SymptomYour email app refuses the attachment or bounces the message because the PDF is too big.
Why it happens
- •High resolution scans or photos inside the PDF.
- •Many pages of scanned images.
- •Unnecessary pages, like blank backs of scans.
How to fix it
Compress it
Compress PDF at Balanced usually shrinks image heavy files a lot, without touching the text.
Remove pages
Delete blank or unneeded pages with Remove pages.
Split it
Split PDF into parts and send them in separate emails.
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Open Compress PDFQuestions people ask
+What is the Gmail attachment limit?
25 MB per email. Outlook.com allows about 20 MB.
+Will compression make the text blurry?
No. Text and vector graphics are never rasterised.
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