

If you un-check, "Embedded OpenDocument File" you will save approx., 20% file size.The default option, "Embedded OpenDocument File" allows re-opening and edit the PDF file in OpenOffice/LibreOffice. This is handy if you are only viewing the PDF on screen as reference. *Additional PDF options will save file size. (Another method is to only check, "Keep ratio" and manually scale images using the anchor points.)ģ.ğile menu=> "Export as PDF" (use default options*). Right click (any over-width images) => select Picture, Type tab, check "Width Relative" & "Keep ratio". Using Apache OpenOffice/LibreOffice to save as a PDFĢ. The key for the average user now is deciding who their target user is.Īhead, I have briefly covered the relevant PDF options in OpenOffice/LibreOffice and Microsoft Word for limiting file size and fitting images properly. Most PDF programs default to a printer grade DPI.

These days the majority of PDFs are for screen only (75 DPI). Originally, PDFs were distributed at commercial printer grade (300 DPI+).

In 2008, Adobe officially released PDF as an open standard so now anyone can make and distribute PDF’s freely. Portable Document Format (PDF) has been around since the early 1990s.
