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Resize PDF pages

Aug 15, 2012 7:19 PM

Tags: #acrobat #pdf

I've looked through the forums and I still can't seem to get to a simple answer (if there is one). Can I change the page size of a PDF document?

Basically what I've done is take pics of documents with my phone -- instead of scanning them etc. - and I need to pop them into a PDF document to email out and/or print out. The pictures are obviously huge. I'd like to output the PDF to be letter size. Another way would be to "print to PDF" from Preview, but I don't see a PDF printer for some bizarre reason.

 

Mac OS 10.8, CS 5.5.

4182 Views   4 Replies   Latest reply: Bill@VT, Aug 17, 2012 8:46 AM
 
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  • Bill@VT
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    1. Bill@VT,
    Aug 17, 2012 3:43 AM   in reply to akrengel
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    Did you install Acrobat from your CS5.5. I think it comes with AA9, but is an extra install I think. If it is installed, you should see an Adobe PDF printer (at least in Windows and I assume a MAC is similar). The fact that you don't see such a printer would suggest that you did not install Acrobat and are simply using the MAC Preview tool.

     
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    2. Steve Werner,
    Aug 17, 2012 5:51 AM   in reply to akrengel
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    On a Mac, choose File > Print in your application. At the bottom left, click on the PDF menu.

     

    To use the built-in Apple method of creating a PDF, choose Save as PDF. To use the Adobe method which uses Distiller in the background, choose Save as Adobe PDF.

     
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    3. akrengel,
    Aug 17, 2012 8:20 AM   in reply to Steve Werner
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    Hey Steve. Yes, thank you. It is an installation from a CS5.5 disc. That was my confusion; that the PDF printer I've always been used to seeing in the printer drop-down, wasn't there.

     

    Maybe it's never there on a Mac? But yes, the PDF controls appear to be in the lower left -- in the Preview app. Not sure what the difference between "Save as PDF", and "Save as Adobe PDF" is though, but I used Adobe and it worked.

     

    My initial issue was that Adobe Acrobat Pro X gave me no options to resize an imported image, whether within the document, or to dictate page size when saving/outputting. Seems a bit strange.

     

    In the end, the Preview app turns out to actually be a  better tool for creating PDFs from image files, as you can resize, crop, and make most basic image adjustments right in there.

     

    Cheers.

     
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    4. Bill@VT,
    Aug 17, 2012 8:46 AM   in reply to Steve Werner
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    Thanks for clarifying for the MAC. It helps me be aware of the differences.

     
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