how do i make a pdf portfolio as small a file size as possible?

[dllavaneras]

There's a nice little app called pdfShrink that does wonders. You might want to give it a try.

 

[guytoon]

hi
I am making multi-page pdf portfolio in InDesign.
I want to make the final output size of the pdf to around 2 to 3MB.

Can someone help me please? This is the first time im doing this.
I am working from LOTS of pdf files. So basically I have lots of pdf examples of my work, and im laying them out onto a multi page spread in Indesign, I then export to pdf.

I have tried the 'small file size setting', ive tried default pdf settings.
I am getting big sizes like up to 8MB.

Do i need to go back to the example pdf's one by one, and reduce their sizes individually?

I also tried changing a big pdf into a jpg, but the file size of this one file only reduced slightly.

Im not sure if I am missing something.

Any ideas?

Is working from source pdf files the wrong way to go about it?
Should i be using a diff file format?

I just know I need a 2 to 3MB pdf portfolio, to send via email to people/employers/recruitment agencys.

Thankyou.

Using Indesign to make this is the right way isnt it? Or should I be doing it in Acrobat?

[doublepost=1511947923][/doublepost]Hi Katrina,

I have always suffered with the same problem. The recruiters want to see the diversity of your work but reject your application if the portfolio file is over 5MB. Try Small PDF: https://smallpdf.com/