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There are some gradient swooshes (not related to Nike) in the background but I don't think there are any transparent gifs. If that seems to be the problem, I will take them out. --------------------------------------------------------- Julian Rickards Digital Publications Distribution Coordinator Publications Services Section Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines Phone: (705) 670-5608 Fax: (705) 670-5690 > -----Original Message----- > From: Leonard Rosenthol [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 3:01 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [PDF-Basics] Powerpoint PDF bloated > > > > PDF-Basics is a service provided by PDFzone.com | > http://www.pdfzone.com/ > __________________________________________________________________ > > At 01:49 PM 3/23/2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >However, his first attempt was with a 49Kb PowerPoint > presentation which, > >when he printed to Distiller, created a 35Mb!!! PDF. Can > anyone suggest why > >this occurred and how to get around it? I don't have a copy of the > >presentation and he is in a meeting at the moment so until > he is out, I > >can't provide a copy of the presentation. > > > > In addition to the comments provided by others, > there are two > things that can be used in PPT that can cause bloat when > creating PDFs... > > 1) Gradiants, esp. as the slide background. > > 2) Transparency - either from images or drop shadows. > > > Leonard > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------- > Leonard Rosenthol <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Chief Technical Officer <http://www.pdfsages.com> PDF Sages, Inc. 215-629-3700 (voice) 215-629-0789 (fax) To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfbasics.html To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfbasics.html
