I scanned documents into my computer. They came out as tiff files. When I go to email them it says the file is too large. Any suggestions on how to decrease the file size so I can upload and send them?
Thanks ahead of time.
liz liz
macbookpro 2011-OTHER, macOS Sierra (10.12.5)
Converting to a PDF might not necessarily do anything to reduce the size.
Does it have to be PDF? Converting to a JPEG might be better at reducing the size of the file. In Preview there's a slider that allows you to adjust the "image quality" (and thus file size) in "Export". You can also re-save as a TIFF file using one of several set compression algorithms, although there's no slider.
Converting to a PDF might not necessarily do anything to reduce the size.
Does it have to be PDF? Converting to a JPEG might be better at reducing the size of the file. In Preview there's a slider that allows you to adjust the "image quality" (and thus file size) in "Export". You can also re-save as a TIFF file using one of several set compression algorithms, although there's no slider.
Open in Preview and from the File menu > Export and choose JPEG.
Install a Program like G.I.M.P (its free to download and use without any restrictions) and export as JPG.
Probably a photo editor to compress the image. You might also want to reduce the resolution if it's not that important.
You can change the Scanner preference— to scan in a format something different then .tif
Thanks! worked perfectly.
That is ok. The jPeg file worked. Thanks again!
Sorry gave you JPEG instead of PDF. (Actually the pdf doesn't reduce that much) If you're not worried about quality you could take a screenshot of the TIFF and send that.
Changing a tiff file to pdf file
