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title: "How do you compress a PDF file in Adobe Reader?"  
description: "How do you compress a PDF file in Adobe Reader?"  
author: "Lily Chitlangiya"  
published: 2022-01-09  
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category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["adobe pdf reader", "adobe", "troubleshooting", "adobe reader"]  
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# How do you compress a PDF file in Adobe Reader?

How do you compress a [PDF file](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/572/pdf-file-download-in-zip-file-in-mvc-4) in [Adobe](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/86695/explore-the-basics-of-adobe-analytics) Reader?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

**Open the Optimize PDF tool in a new tab.**

1. Open the Optimize [**PDF**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95149/how-do-i-open-a-large-pdf-file) tool to minimize the size of your PDF [file](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/59/encrypting-and-decrypting-files-using-c-sharp). This tool can be found in the Tools center. Select Open from the drop-down menu after clicking the Tools tab at the top left and scrolling down until you reach the Optimize PDF tool.
2. To compress a file, first, **choose one that you want to compress.**
3. Select the Local Magazine Spring.pdf sample file you downloaded or another PDF document you wish to compress in the Open dialogue box and click Open.
4. **Reduce File Size** from the top menu.
5. set compatibility then selects OK.
6. Choose file version compatibility from the drop-down menu options in the Reduce File Size dialogue box that appears.
7. **Your file should be renamed and saved.**
8. Keep the same file name in the Save As dialogue box to overwrite the original PDF with the optimized PDF, or choose a different name or location for your compressed file in the Save As dialogue box. Then press the Save button.

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