Resize PDF page in Preview in a matter of minutes

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  1. Sign in to your DocHub account. When you do not have one yet, you can sign up in a few clicks with your existing mail profile.
  2. Proceed to the Dashboard to find stored documents.
  3. Click the New Document button and choose the most convenient way to add your file and Resize PDF page in Preview.
  4. Open the file in editing mode and make any additional adjustments as required.
  5. Finish the alterations in your document and save it on your computer in the format of your choice.

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How to Resize PDF page in Preview

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To summarize, first open the PDF file. If Preview is not the default app, right-click the PDF and select Open With Preview. Then, click File at the top, followed by Export. In the Export window, name the file and choose Reduce File Size from the Quartz Filter dropdown menu. Finally, click Save.

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Preview Open Preview, click File and Open, then locate your PDF. Click Open. Click File, then Export. Click the location on your hard drive where you want to save the PDF, such as Desktop or Documents. Click the Quartz Filter tab. Click Reduce file size. Click Save.
In the Preview app on your Mac, open the file you want to change. Choose Tools Adjust Size, then select Resample image. Enter a smaller value in the Resolution field. The new size is shown at the bottom.
In the Preview app on your Mac, open the file you want to change. Choose Tools Adjust Size, then select Resample image. Enter a smaller value in the Resolution field. The new size is shown at the bottom.
You can magnify or reduce a PDF by an exact percentage. Choose File Print. From the Page Scaling pop-up menu, select Tile All Pages to expose the Tile Scale % option. For Tile Scale, type the percentage you want to magnify or reduce the PDF. Click OK or Print.
Step 1: Open the PDF document you want to resize in Preview. Step 2: Click on File Export but dont choose Export as PDF. Step 3: Click on the Quartz Filter popup menu and select Reduce File Size. Preview will immediately compress the PDF file.
The Adjust Size / Colour feature in Preview doesnt work for PDF files, only for bitmap image files. Usually you dont want to change the format of a PDF document, anyway.
You can view information about a document or image, such as file size, the author name, and the image resolution, in the Inspector window. In the Preview app on your Mac, open a PDF or image. Click the Info button in the toolbar. Use the tools in the Inspector window to view more information about the PDF or image.

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