Efficiently Convert MS Word to PDF: Tips and Tricks for File Size Optimization

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The discussion centers on converting an 80-page MS Word document, originally 800KB, into a PDF format that resulted in an unexpectedly large file size of over 6MB. Users recommend utilizing OpenOffice's built-in PDF exporter as an effective solution for this issue. The conversion method provided by OpenOffice significantly reduces the file size while maintaining quality, making it a reliable tool for such tasks.

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I have an MS Word document which is about 80 pages long and 800k large. I had a friend convert it to a PDF for me but it came out to be over 6M large. Is that size to be expected? If not then how do I convert this to a PDF file corrrectly?

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Pete
 
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dduardo said:
You could try using OpenOffice's built-in pdf exporter.

http://www.openoffice.org/
Excellant! Thanks mucho! Worked perfectly.

Pete
 

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