How to easily compress a PDF file

One can compress a PDF file to reduce the size especially if you needed to send the PDF using a platform that has a size limit for the files you can..

 One can compress a PDF file to reduce the size especially if you needed to send the PDF using a platform that has a size limit for the files you can upload.

There are programs that can help you compress a PDF file, but the issue is with most, you will have to upgrade to premium to benefit from such a function. Also, you might to even have the data connection to download the full Setup of the software. So, why not try this method?

In this post, we are going to use an online compression website that is capable of doing the same, without having to download any program or app, with which we save ourselves.

Compress PDF file online with SmallPDF.com

There are many websites with the option to compress a PDF file, but one of the best is smallpdf.com. Beside PDF file compression, this website tool offers many other functions like;

1. PDF protection
2. Option to remove protection from a PDF file.
3. PDF converter. You can convert from PDF to other document forms as well as convert from other documents types to PDF; You can even convert an image to a PDF file using the smallpdf.com website.
4. Number pages of a PDF file
5. Delete PDF file selected pages
6. Split PDF file
7. Sign a PDF file
8. Merge PDF file, etc.

Compressing a PDF file fast and easy

To compress your PDF file online using the smallpdf.com website, follow the steps below.

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• A highly compressed PDF file will lead to a loss in the quality of images in the PDF file.

• From your computer or smartphone, visit the smallpdf.com website.
• Once on the website, you will see different options. Choose the first which is PDF compression.

• Next, you will have to upload the PDF file to the website. You can simply drag and drop it.

• After you've uploaded the PDF file to be compressed, choose the compression type. Here the only option you can choose for a free user is the basic compression. The basic compression reduces the size of your PDF file by about 40% of its original size.

• Click "compress" to begin compressing your PDF file.

• Once the PDF file is compressed, it will start downloading automatically.

Using this method, we were able to compress a sample PDF file of 2.6MB to 1.1MB with just the basic compression level. And what's good is that, there was no loss in quality.