In this Acrobat how-to video, Bart Van de Wiele explains how to optimize the size of your PDF documents without visibly degrading the quality of your images. He shows where to find the Audit Space Usage button, which tells you which category of data is taking up the most storage space. With that information, he demonstrates how you can use the standard optimization, your own custom optimization, or the Compress PDF option to dramatically reduce your file size.
This is just a taste of the great content you’ll learn in Bart’s upcoming session at CreativePro Week, being held in Nashville June 29–July 3. See the agenda and sign up now.
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This article was last modified on May 12, 2026
This article was first published on May 12, 2026
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