Compressing Files

[thugulike]

I use a Mac and need to send a pdf file which is 16 mb to a user who can only receive 10 mb. How do I compress a file?

[Jomlett]

Try this... http://support.apple.com/kb/ph7252

[The Builder]

Might be easier to split the pdf into two 8mb files, Thug.

[Gizmonster]

http://www.wikihow.com/Compress-Large-Files

[beso]

Pdfs don't actually compress very well because they are usually compressed internally.

[Nancy922]

As far as I know, there are many ways to compress a PDF file on Mac, such as strip out unwanted objects, remove tags and reduce the size of images. Hope following methods can do you a favor:

1. Full-featured Software- Cisdem PDFCompressor for Mac （https://www.cisdem.com/pdf-compressor-mac.html）
2. Mac Built-in Tool- Preview
3. Online Compressor- Smallpdf.com