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Isn’t there any simple way to get a readable PDF of about 5MB or so ?
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So I tried to use various ways of saving (or exporting) as PDF from within Preview, but they all end up with the same oversized 39MB file… except for one : the “Reduced File Size” filter from the “Export” option gives me a 240kB file that turns out to be completely unreadable… I know the probable cause, because some of the pages are entire A4-size pictures scanned as JPEG at 300dpi…
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I have created a PDF of 4 pages in the Preview app, but I can’t eMail it to anyone because it turns out to be a 39MB file…