In this article, we will show you how to create smaller PDF files in Mac OS X with two methods. You can reduce PDF file size with Preview or Colorsync.

1. How to Create Smaller PDF Files in Mac OS
X?
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2. • PDF is a cross-platform format and it allows people to
combine images and text in a file. But the PDF file size
can be too large and less portable for you to distribute
via e-mail or Web. To optimize the PDF files for e-mail or
the Web, many people are searching for methods to
shrink the PDF files, some even use paid 3rd party
software to help them to reduce the sized of the PDF
files.
• Fortunately, you can make the PDF file size smaller for
free using Preview (the Mac default PDF and image
viewing tool), or create reduced PDF file via Mac OS X's
print-to-PDF feature (requires Mac OS X 10.3 or higher)
from inside all Mac OS X applications. Just learn from
the following guide to create smaller PDF files in Mac OS
X.

3. Method 1: Make a PDF smaller in Mac OS X via Print Preview and
Quartz "Reduce File Size" Filter
• Step 1: Double-click the PDF to open it in "Preview".
• Step 2: Highlight "Save As" in the "File" menu and type a new name
for the reduced PDF.
• Step 3: Move your mouse to the "Where" bar and choose a
destination for the reduced PDF file.
• Step 4: Select "Reduce File Size" from the "Quartz Filter" drop-
down list and then hit "Save" to activate the process.

4. Method 2: Create Reduced File Size PDFs on a Mac with Apple
ColorSync Utility
• First, choose "File -> Print" in any Mac OS X program you're
creating a PDF from, and then select "ColorSync" from the third pull-
down menu.

5. • Next, click on the “Quartz Filter” button and choose “Reduce File
Size” from the drop-down list.
• Finally, simply hit "Save As PDF".

6. • With these methods, you don't need any online file reduction or
Adobe products any more if you want to make your PDF file smaller.
If the PDF has lots of graphics, the PDF file will be compressed in a
size far smaller than the original one. But at the same time, the
images will loss in quality. Another deficiency is that there are no file
reduction settings in these two methods.
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