Compressing a PDF

Created by Sarah Fuchs, Modified on Tue, Aug 1, 2023 at 4:55 PM by Sarah Fuchs

If you are trying to upload a PDF to a website and receive the error that the file fize is too large, follow the steps below to compress the PDF. 


1. In Adobe Acrobat, open select File > Compress PDF in the menu bar.



2. Choose the locations for your smaller PDF. 



3. Click save and your PDF should be smaller in size, ready to upload. 


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