The goal here is to open the PDF in Preview.Ģ. Note: The reason we use the Open With method is because most of you will have a PDF application of some sort associated with PDF’s and if you double-click to open the PDF that application will open the PDF instead of Preview. Select Preview from the applications list.
Right-click the file and expand the Open With menu. Locate the PDF file you wish to compress in Finder. In order for these instructions to work you must open the file in Preview.ġ. Preview is a built-in Mac application that allows you to preview a ton of file formats. The file used in this example was reduced from 176KB to 66KB after following the instructions below. Software/Hardware used: Mac OS 10.6 and a PDF file. To compress a PDF on your Mac follow the instructions below. Do you find that the PDF you are trying to send is just too large to attach to the email? If you’re running a Mac I have a solution for you, compress the PDF!
