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	File size and web-friendly PDFs By Rowan Hanna PDF Store Support Team Issue 1 for 2005 PDFs have many uses, but one of the most interesting is as an electronic final-form. That includes everything from "flat" eBooks that are simply electronic reproductions of their paper counterparts to highly interactive PDF files containing rich media. What they all have in common is that, unlike printed materials, they can be delivered electronically via email or online. Sounds fantastic in theory, doesn't it? In practice, content authors need to take user bandwidths into account, and hence, final PDF file sizes. This generally becomes a trade-off between the inclusion of sexy features and the trimming of file sizes for faster download. Some of Adobe Acrobat's native features can help a lot -- the File > Reduce File Size option and the more advanced PDF Optimizer in Acrobat Professional spring to mind -- but users wanting or needing more control may need to turn to 3rd-party software. One great option here is a tool called PDF Enhancer from Apago. This tool allows users to set profiles that downsample images, alongside other standard measures, but its true strength is its ability for lossless reduction. Another tool of note is Quite A Box Of Tricks from Quite Software, which in addition to allowing the manipulation of all images in a document, can also process individual images. This is a very powerful option when you consider that it's possible to retain individual high-quality images while still cutting overall file size by downsampling those that do not need the higher settings. Next week, I'll address the batch printing of PDFs, so watch this space! Until then, please browse PDF Store's PDF Management aisle for the complete range of PDF management and optimization tools. Missed one of our previous newsletters? Don't stress, we've archived them all online here. PDF Store News Tsunami Disaster Relief BinaryThing, the parent company of Planet PDF, PDF Store, ARTS PDF and other Acrobat/PDF-oriented business ventures, is expressing its concern and support for the Asian disaster relief efforts through several fund-raising efforts aimed at helping the survivors of the December 26, 2004 earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean region. You can help too -- find out how. Top 5 Sellers ARTS PDF Aerialist ARTS PDF Split & Merge PDFlib PDF Snake ARTS PDF Stamper Top 5 Downloads ARTS PDF Aerialist DocuCom PDF Driver XpdfViewer ARTS PDF Crackerjack BCL AllPDF Converter		DocuCom PDF Driver: Create PDF for $49.95 with Zeon's DocuCom PDF Driver -- one of the best PDF creators you can find. Great quality, great price. Download your demo from PDF Store today. $49.95 - Buy Now PDF/Mergician: Enables users to create data-driven documents using PDF forms as templates. PDF/Mergician allows the user to import data from any data base or XML document. $749.00 - Buy Now PDF Multi Print $95.00 - PDF Prepress & PDF Print Formium $999.00 - PDF Forms & FDF FunAsset is a UK software developer that specializes in enterprise connectivity, data conversion, data processing, and document management and distribution products. At PDF Store, FunAsset offers SilentPrint -- which is able to automatically and “silently” output a wide range of documents or convert them to PDF with the minimal amount of user interaction. Download your demo version from PDF Store today. Visit the Planet PDF Web Expo to review detailed product information, download case studies and white papers. The Planet PDF Web Expo also links directly to PDF Store for quick demo downloads and purchases. Take a look today.
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