Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

file size too big when I add a pdf to a word document..... any advice?

  • 31-01-2011 11:51am
    #1
    8uahg957pc2mev
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭


    Hi folks, I need some help please.

    I want to add a reference (pdf) to my resume (word document). The pdf is 176kb as a single file and my resume is 316kb. When I add the pdf file, the word document becomes over 2000kb. Why is this? I have researched about making the pdf smaller, but I think I need adobe acrobat to do so. Is this right? I just have adobe reader. Is there another way?

    Just to add some details, the pdf file is a scan of a hard copy of a written reference so its not something I can just copy the text and paste. I was adding the pdf file through microsoft word... Insert>object>pdf file.



    Any help/advice is much appreciated.


Comments

  • #2
    Gone Drinking
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,811 ✭✭✭Gone Drinking


    Your best bet is probably to convert the images in the pdf to a jpg format. Google "convert pft to jpg", there's free software and stuff that'll do it.

    Then add those jpgs into your word doc


  • #3
    8uahg957pc2mev
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭8uahg957pc2mev


    That worked a treat. Thanks very much for the info. It was doing my head in for most of the day.


Advertisement