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doPDF Forum Tag: large pdf http://www.dopdf.com/forum/ Discussion forum for doPDF users. en Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:12:29 +0000 Softland on "Frequently Asked Questions" http://www.dopdf.com/forum/topic/frequently-asked-questions#post-4733 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:00:41 +0000 Softland 4733@http://www.dopdf.com/forum/ Hi, You are getting the big file size most probably because of the images included in the presentations. doPDF prints whatever it receives from the source application and does not do any further processing on the pages so images are printed using the highest possible quality. To make the size smaller, enabling the "small file" option in the Save PDF File window and removing font embedding can make a big difference. Also i will have to ask you to make a separate topic for any issues you have in the future and not reply to stickies. Thank you for understanding. David on "Frequently Asked Questions" http://www.dopdf.com/forum/topic/frequently-asked-questions#post-4732 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 03:13:21 +0000 David 4732@http://www.dopdf.com/forum/ Hello i have been using pdfv6 for years and have loved it. i recently installed V7 and every time i try to convert 3M powerpoint files it converts them to 40-70M pdf files. i have uninstalled it and reinstalled it but still the same problem. Please help. David Softland on "PDF File oversized in 6.2.288" http://www.dopdf.com/forum/topic/pdf-file-oversized-in-62288#post-627 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:21:47 +0000 Softland 627@http://www.dopdf.com/forum/ Glad that keeping the PDF filesize down worked. As for "...its normal state of relative happiness", I'm afraid I can't help, but if I ever find a solution for my case I'll post it here ;). wsnedden on "PDF File oversized in 6.2.288" http://www.dopdf.com/forum/topic/pdf-file-oversized-in-62288#post-626 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:21:51 +0000 wsnedden 626@http://www.dopdf.com/forum/ Thank you for the help. I went back to the original docs and did my resize there then I copied & pasted into the larger doc to be pdf'd. dopdf print and the result was from a file of 1666kb output was 896kb. Yahoo! issue resovled. My life can go back to its normal state of relative happiness. Good job! Softland on "PDF File oversized in 6.2.288" http://www.dopdf.com/forum/topic/pdf-file-oversized-in-62288#post-623 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:56:36 +0000 Softland 623@http://www.dopdf.com/forum/ If I understand correctly, the problem is that a word document of 1594kb results in a pdf of 2499kb, this happening with the previous version and with the current one too. However another doc of about 20mb results in a 2mb pdf file. I don't see anything abnormal here, because it all depends on what the word doc contains. If it has images that were resized in it (not externally) than the pdf will include the entire size, that's why the increase in size instead of decrease. You can see some tips on reducing the size of the pdf here - <a href="http://www.novapdf.com/kb/reduce-pdf-file-size-152.html">Adjust images in the original document to reduce the size of the resulting PDF</a> (the first part of the article applies to dopdf too, and that should help reduce the size of the pdf). wsnedden on "PDF File oversized in 6.2.288" http://www.dopdf.com/forum/topic/pdf-file-oversized-in-62288#post-622 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:49:28 +0000 wsnedden 622@http://www.dopdf.com/forum/ pdf out from dopdf is larger than the original. When source file (.doc) was 1594kb output pdf was 2499kb. I reinstalled 6.2.287 and re-ran a 21,163kb file through dopdf and the result was a file size of 1961kb [a good compression!). Reran original 1594kb file again and got same result as previous i.e. 2499kb. It seems like there should have been some compression not an expansion??? Anyone got any clues as to why this might be ok? wsnedden on "PDF File oversized in 6.2.288" http://www.dopdf.com/forum/topic/pdf-file-oversized-in-62288#post-620 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:41:56 +0000 wsnedden 620@http://www.dopdf.com/forum/ I recently downloaded the 6.2.288 and after running it for a .doc file type that was 1594 kb the pdf result has 2499 kb. I did NOT check the "embed fonts" check box. I think it did it anyway!!?? I haven't looked yet, but I am going to try to download the prvious version. Has anyone else had this problem? The previous version generated a pdf with 2038kb from a file that was 18,000kb. Is this a bug? Softland on "PDF File oversized in 6.2.288" http://www.dopdf.com/forum/topic/pdf-file-oversized-in-62288#post-608 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:23:17 +0000 Softland 608@http://www.dopdf.com/forum/ glad you've solved this Francisco Faz on "PDF File oversized in 6.2.288" http://www.dopdf.com/forum/topic/pdf-file-oversized-in-62288#post-605 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:13:48 +0000 Francisco Faz 605@http://www.dopdf.com/forum/ Forget it... reinstalled and all is OK now... mea culpa! Francisco Faz on "PDF File oversized in 6.2.288" http://www.dopdf.com/forum/topic/pdf-file-oversized-in-62288#post-604 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:54:35 +0000 Francisco Faz 604@http://www.dopdf.com/forum/ In this new version 6.2.288 the PDF file is more big as before (5X at less)... please check this... Softland on "Frequently Asked Questions" http://www.dopdf.com/forum/topic/frequently-asked-questions#post-11 Wed, 28 May 2008 13:13:33 +0000 Softland 11@http://www.dopdf.com/forum/ Is doPDF really free? Yes it’s free for both personal and commercial use. Has no watermarks, ads, or other annoying limitations. When installing it you can read the EULA where it clearly states the free policy, or you can download it here: <a href="http://www.dopdf.com/download/pdf/dopdf-eula.pdf">doPDF EULA</a>. Is there an user manual for doPDF? Yes, you can download it here: <a href="http://www.dopdf.com/download/pdf/dopdf.pdf">doPDF User Manual</a> (PDF file) I cannot get it to work because there is no .exe file. How do I use doPDF? See this detailed post: <a href="http://www.dopdf.com/forum/topic/how-to-create-pdf-files-with-dopdf">How to create PDF files with doPDF</a> How can I download doPDF? You can download doPDF by clicking on the <a href="http://www.dopdf.com/">Get it</a> button from the main page or visiting the <a href="http://www.dopdf.com/download.php">Download page</a> and selecting a mirror site. Another page will open where you can download doPDF by clicking on the Download Now button. Can I install it silently? Yes, the setup for doPDF supports a list of command line parameters that let you among others to silent install it. You can read this post for a list of all the accepted command line parameters: <a href="http://www.dopdf.com/forum/topic/silent-install-parameters-for-dopdf">Silent install parameters for doPDF</a>. Which operating systems does doPDF run on? doPDF currently runs on Windows 2000, Windows XP (32 and 64-bit), Windows 2003 Server (32 and 64-bit), Windows Vista (32 and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 (32, 64-bit). Starting with version 5.2 doPDF works on the 64-bits version of Windows XP, Vista, Windows 2003 Server, Windows 2008 Server or Windows 7. It doesn't work on Mac (Mac computers have a built-in feature to create PDF files) or Linux. Can I set up doPDF as a shared network printer or use it via Terminal Servers? No, doPDF doesn't allow printing in a network environment. This includes any attempt to control your computer remotely, including Terminal Services connections, Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections and Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connections. If you're looking for PDF printer that allows the above mentioned printing methods, you can take a look at <a href="http://www.novapdf.com/en/download.html">novaPDF Server</a>. Why are semitransparent watermarks printed incorrectly? doPDF does not properly handle semitransparent text watermarks when printing MS Word documents. Until we find a solution and fix this, a workaround is to uncheck the Semitransparent checkbox from Format->Background->Printed Watermark menu and to choose instead a ligher custom color for the watermark. How do I uninstall doPDF completely? Please see this: <a href="http://www.dopdf.com/forum/topic/completely-uninstalling-dopdf">Completely uninstalling doPDF</a> How do I log the doPDF installation? <ul> <li>Run command line (Start->Run, type cmd and press Ok). Through the command line interface go to the folder where the doPDF setup is saved (usually Desktop) type dopdf.exe /InstallLog and press Enter.</li> <li>The installation wizard will start. Finish the installation and a log file called doPDFInstall.log will appear in the root of your C drive (full path is C: //doPDFInstall.log).</li> </ul> Does doPDF work with MS Publisher files? Yes, doPDF can convert a Publisher file to a PDF. doPDF works with any application that supports printing, simply select it as the printer and when you'll hit Print from that application a PDF will be created. How can I print images in a specific order using doPDF? If you have a set of images and want to create a PDF file that will have them in a specific order you can do so through the Windows Photo Printing Wizard. Please see this post for details: <a href="http://www.dopdf.com/forum/topic/sequence-of-documents#post-52">Print images in order</a> How to keep the PDF file size down? First of all, doPDF allows font embedding so if you have the option Embed Fonts checked then the size of the resulting PDF file will be considerably larger. You can reduce the size by unchecking that option before re-creating the PDF. Additionally, you can see the advices in this post on how to keep the filesize down when there are images in the original document: <a href="http://www.dopdf.com/forum/topic/keeping-file-size-down">Keeping filesize down</a> Why does dopdf print multiple PDFs from a single Excel sheet? Actually this is an issue with the way Excel sends the pages for printing. Please see this article: <a href="http://www.dopdf.com/forum/topic/trouble-with-multiple-pdfs-with-one-workbook">Printing an entire Excel workbook to a single PDF file</a> PDFs open with Adobe Acrobat instead of Adobe Reader. Why? This might be because you've installed Adobe Acrobat after installing Reader, and the PDF file association modified. Please see this article for details: <a href="http://www.dopdf.com/forum/topic/why-files-open-in-acrobat-not-reader">Why Files Open in Acrobat, Not Reader?</a> Who designed the dopdf.com website? The design is a derivative work of the "Curiously Green" template created by <a href="http://www.nodethirtythree.com/" rel="nofollow">NodeThirtyThree</a> and released under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 license</a>.