How to Resize Documents

1. Reducing the Size of Documents (PDF, Word)

For PDFs:

Use Online File Compression Services Adobe:

• Go to Compress PDFs & reduce file size online for free | Adobe Acrobat for a free online file compressor and select the file
• Choose compression level: high, medium or low and press compress
• Download this new file

Use Adobe Acrobat Pro (Paid version):

• Open your selected PDF
• Go to all tools and select compress a PDF
• Download this new file

For Word Documents:

Save as a PDF and Compress:

• Save the Word document types as a PDF
• Follow the steps for compressing PDFs as mentioned above

2. Reducing the Size of Images

Use Built-in-Tools:

Windows:

• Open the image in Paint
• Go to File > Save As
• Choose a format (JPEG is best)

Mac:

• Open the image in Preview
• Go to File > Export
• Adjust the quality slider and save

3. Reducing Photo File Size on an Android or iPhone

Using Built-in Camera Settings:

Change Camera Resolution:

• Go to your photos and select the desired photo
• Press the pencil icon
• Select the 3 dots in the right corner and press resize
• You can resize the image, the smaller the size the less storage

Reducing the Size of an Image:

For Android:

• Go into gallery and select the desired photo
• Look for the pencil icon to edit photo and press
• Select the three dots in the top right corner and select resize
• Choose which percentage you want the file reduced by

For iPhone:

• Download the image on your laptop and follow number 2(b) on the list: Reducing the Size of Images (on your laptop).

General Tips for Both Android and iPhone:

• Edit Photos: Crop or edit photos to remove unwanted parts of the photo, which can also reduce the file size.

By following these steps, you can effectively reduce the size of various types of files without significant loss of quality.