pdf file size

[jk the sooner fan]

i scanned a few documents for a job app, that i have to email as pdf files.....cept they're 24mb

there has to be a way to reduce the file size.......anybody?

[ChickSoonerFan]

Make a copy, only set the copy machine to "reduce size", then re-scan.


:O


Seriously...I am joking...but I have no idea how to reduce the file size.

[handcrafted]

There are various sizes and compressions of PDFs. Your scanner prolly coded them full-size. See if the scanner software has some kind of preference or option setting that changes it.

[yermom]

did you scan them as pdf? or convert them later?

there is probably an option in the scanning software... but 24 MB isn't always that much of a problem for email, just depends on the mail server

[yermom]

yeah, what he said too :D

[KABOOKIE]

Is this the job in Iraq?

you probably scanned your documents in high resolution. Lower the settings and try again.

[Sooner_Bob]

24 MB?

Dang . . . that's purty big.

Scan it at about 150 dpi and in black and white and that should shrink it some.

[jk the sooner fan]

i figured it out, and no, this is a support job with the fbi

[KABOOKIE]

this is a support job with the fbi


Riiiiiiiiiiiight! ;)

[jk the sooner fan]

Riiiiiiiiiiiight! ;)

would you like a link to the job posting?

[KABOOKIE]

would you like a link to the job posting?

Sure.

[jk the sooner fan]

http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=40755790&WT.mc_n=MKT000125

[jk the sooner fan]

so.....take your "riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight" and shove it up your 4th point of contact

[KABOOKIE]

so.....take your "riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight" and shove it up your 4th point of contact



Supervisory Foreign Language Program Coordinator GS 13 (EX)

heh.

Russell: Does anyone speak English?
Russell: Anyone?
Messican: [slowly raises hand]
Russell: Ah yes you there!
Messican: Son of beech. Muther ****er.
Entire Class: Son of beech. Muther ****er.

[Vaevictis]

Lower resolution, and if the document is primarily text, use OCR to read them in.