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How to shrink PDF on MacBook Pro with DocHub

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DocHub is an innovative platform designed to streamline your document management tasks, making editing, signing, and sharing documents effortless. With its deep integration with Google Workspace, you can easily import and modify files while maintaining smooth workflows. Whether you're working on a business project or personal documents, our editor allows you to optimize PDFs efficiently, ensuring you can shrink your PDF on MacBook Pro easily and for free.

Follow the steps to shrink your PDF on MacBook Pro

  1. Open your web browser and navigate to the DocHub website. Log in with your credentials or create a free account if you haven't already.
  2. Once logged in, upload the PDF file you wish to shrink by using the upload option available on the platform.
  3. After the file is uploaded, navigate to the editing options where you can find tools that help in optimizing the document size.
  4. Select the option to compress or reduce the file size. This may involve adjusting image quality or removing unnecessary elements from the PDF.
  5. Once you have made the necessary adjustments, review the changes to ensure that your document remains clear and readable.
  6. Finally, export the optimized PDF back to your device, or choose to share it directly through email or other platforms.

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How to shrink PDF on Macbook Pro

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In this tutorial, the speaker demonstrates how to compress multiple files into one large file on a Mac for easy sharing with colleagues or friends. The process involves selecting and dragging the desired files, refining the selection by using the command key to individually select or deselect files, and then right-clicking to compress the selected items. Alternatively, the compression option can also be accessed by going to the Finder menu and selecting "compress."

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How to make a PDF file size smaller. Visit Acrobat online services and navigate to the Compress page by clicking Compress in the menu. Click or tap on the Select a file button. Choose the file from your device or from a cloud service like Google Drive. Your file will upload and compress.
Choose the hamburger menu (Windows) or the File menu (macOS) Print. From the Page Sizing Handling menu, select Custom Scale. Enter the percentage you want to magnify or reduce the PDF. Select Print.
There are just a couple of steps to resizing a PDF image on Mac Preview. Launch the Preview app on your Mac and click the Show Markup Tool button (if the markup toolbar does not show up). Click the Adjust Size button. Type the new values for the height and width, or click the Fit into pop-up menu and select a size.
Reduce an images file size 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.
How to Resize a PDF Image with a PDF Editor (Recommended) Open the PDF in PDF Pro. Edit tab Edit Image. Click on the image you want to resize. Click-and-drag one of the handles surrounding the image to resize it as needed. Save the changes made to your PDF.
In the Preview app on your Mac, open the PDF that you want to compress. Choose File Export. Click the Quartz Filter pop-up menu, then choose Reduce File Size.
With Acrobat Pro open, go to File Open. After your file is open, Go to File Save as Other Reduced Size PDF. Select the Acrobat version that is compatible with the features in your PDF file.
How to compress a file on your Mac Navigate to the file in the Finder. Control-click on it and choose Compress. Wait for the file to be compressed. You will see a new version of the file with the extension . zip.

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