Using Other Features and Functions - Adobe Acrobat and PDF for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction - page 197

2. Click a label in the left column on the dialog to display commands in a set of panes (Figure 13.19).
Read through the lists and select/deselect items to apply in your document:
x Images. Compression types, quality, and downsampling values.
x Scanned Pages. Click the compression and quality check box and use filters to clean up scanned
pages, such as despeckle or halo removal. Choosing Adaptive Compression options disables the
settings on the Images pane.
x Fonts. Check the listed fonts and unembed system and common fonts.
x Transparency. Select settings such as resolutions for text, line art, gradients, and transparency
flattening.
x Discard Objects. Select objects that can be deleted, such as form content, layers, or comments.
x Clean Up. Choose other clean up details, such as removing unused links or bookmarks.
3. Click OK to close the dialog box (you can click Save to save the settings for future use). The Save
Optimized As dialog box opens; click Save to overwrite the original file or save it with another
name.
Printing
PDF is a major standard for the printing industry. Acrobat 7 Professional is used extensively by the print
professional for a wide range of prepress functions. It is rare that an engineer needs to know these
features, but they are there if you ever have to send a press-ready advertisement to a major magazine.
Tom's advice on high-end printing: find yourself a Donna! Donna's advice on high-end printing:
experiment and learn.
Resaving a File
One of the simplest ways to reduce file size is to save a file as itself. Whenever you save a document, it
saves an iteration. After time, the file can become very large. Choose File > Save As, leave the file's name
as is, and click Save. Click Yes to the overwriting prompt to consolidate and resave the file.
Figure 13.19 Save file size using the PDF Optimizer