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How to compress a scanned board deck PDF for email

Shrink a graphics-heavy or scan-heavy board deck so it fits Outlook or board-portal limits—then proofread charts and signatures.

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What people are asking

EA/corporate secretary sending board packs; designers warned to proofread after compress.

The deck is 38MB of slide screenshots. Compress, spot-check slide 12, then send.

What Compress PDF actually does

  • Recompress page images with email-oriented presets.

What it does not do

  • Rebuild PowerPoint source—works on the PDF you already have.

Steps

  1. Open Compress PDF.
  2. Start balanced; move to stronger if still over the cap.
  3. Proofread charts, logos, and signature pages.
  4. Email or upload; split sections if still too large.

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