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I need help to choose between two PDF Conversion from Presentation for printing very fine text.
The method I used is export above PDFs to Images and hope image resolution can determine which is better Conversion choice; however both methods yield same resolution but drastically different file size of same image. How to choose which ?
| Export/Save-As PDF <br><br>File Size (KB) | Exported Image File Size (KB) | Save As PDF Method | Dimension |
|---|---|---|---|
| 651 | 39,696 | Adobe PDFMaker | 11980 x 7184 |
| 10,269 | 8,125 | Microsoft PowerPoint Export to PDF | 11980 x 7184 |
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File size has no direct correlation with image quality. You can choose the best format by doing print tests to see which version delivers the best final quality. In my tests, I get better-quality PDFs from Adobe than from Microsoft's PDF export, but those conclusions are based on testing particular versions of Office and Acrobat.
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Hi Sunny, re conversion to PDF>Try>File>Save as>Browse>Change save to>PDF>Options>Make sure pdf/A is checked. And
Thanks but according to Adobe , selecting pdf/A will cause loss in picture quality which is primary reason I spent time on finding best way to export for printing very fine text embedded in picture. Do you have better suggestion?
Kind regards
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Dear Sunny PA Wong
Good day! Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community. We are happy to help you.
Based on your description, it seems that you want to know when printing highest quality, if two images are same, which file size is better to choose.
Generally, the large file size can cause by multiple reasons, including fonts, videos or audio or images. If the image resolution
is same, we kindly suggest you choose the small file size, because large file size can occupy memory and cause some unexpected problem.
And if you want to make the image printing in PowerPoint have the highest quality, we suggest you can try following steps to make the print more advanced.
First, in PowerPoint, you can go to File>Options>Advanced>Image Size and Quality>select the Default resolutions as High fidelity.
Then when print the image or file:
Go to File>Print>Settings>select High Quality under Full Pages Slides drop down menu
If the scenario above is not consistent with yours, you can also post back and point that.
Your understanding and patience will be highly appreciated. I hope that you are keeping safe and well!
Sincerely,
Stacey | Microsoft Community Moderator