LibreOffice resume: make your resume PDF smaller
Some job portals cap uploads. Shrink the file without changing the text. This works on the PDF LibreOffice exported. Text edits in place in the embedded fonts, and open default fonts mean new letters match exactly.
How to do it
- 1.Open Compress PDF.
- 2.Add your resume.
- 3.Download the smaller PDF.
How LibreOffice writes resume PDFs
- • Export embeds subset TrueType fonts.
- • Paragraphs are written line by line.
What happens to the rest of your resume
- • Text stays real text, so it remains searchable.
- • Photos are the usual reason a resume is large.
Questions people ask
+Will compression blur my text?
No. Text is not turned into pictures.
+Is it better to edit in LibreOffice?
If you still have the LibreOffice version and a lot to change, yes. For a quick fix to the PDF you already sent, editing the PDF is faster.
Other edits to a LibreOffice resume
- Fix a typo on your resume
- Update your job title
- Add a bullet point to your resume
- Edit a bullet point on your resume
- Delete a bullet point from your resume
- Change employment dates on your resume
- Update the phone number on your resume
- Update the email address on your resume
- Add a LinkedIn link to your resume
- Add a portfolio link to your resume
- Update the skills on your resume
- Rewrite your resume summary
- Update the education section
- Add a certification to your resume
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