woodchip wrote:So how would I split up a adobe file where, when I open it, I would want to pick and choose what parts to send?
I assume you're referring to a PDF woodchip. If so:
- what program created the PDF?
- what distiller settings were used to create it?
- what version of acrobat are you using to view/edit the file?
- What is the purpose of the PDF: Do you need to view it on screen only, do you need to print it on a desktop printer, or are you printing it professionally?
Depending upon the answers to the above, you have a few options:
#1: You can extract the specific pages you need and combine those in to a separate PDF using the extract pages and insert pages commands.
#2: Failing that (depending upon what version of Acrobat you are using) you can use the "Shrink file size" command which can shrink your PDF considerably depending upon its contents and the program that created it and the distiller settings you used.
#3: How many pages does your PDF contain? If it's over 10 meg in size but under 30 pages in length then you probably have images or media files embedded in the pdf that are unduely adding to the size.
In which case, you could resize / reformat the images using raster / vector image-editing software like photoshop and Illustrator - and then reinsert them to bring your file size down. (this needs to happen in your source document, then you recreate the PDF)
#4: Recreate the PDF from the original application using the "smallest file size" distiller options, after you have removed the extraneous content.
NB: Do not use the shrink file size on your original document - make a copy of yotur PDF then shrink this instead.
The Shrink Document command will reduce the resolution on the embedded images and probably add compression artefacts to the images if they are jpegs. This change cannot be undone with Ctrl Z.
***If you need to keep the images high-res for commercial offset printing, then don't even consider the shrink-file approach. Use option 3 instead. ***
Hope this helps.
