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I scan 20-40 pg text black and white text documents on a regular basis. Since I purchased this All-in-One (had an Epson previosly), my file sizes are huge! 25 pg document is 13MB. I've adjusted the dpi to 75, 100 and 150 and the file size is much more manageable of course, but the document is not legible. HELP! 

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Hi @KClever

 

Welcome to the HP Support Community. I'd be happy to assist you

 

Due to the current global COVID-19 situation, we're seeing an influx of customers coming in for support. We appreciate your patience.

 

Have you tried scanning other formats ex.pdf,jpeg?

Have you tried scanning using windows fax and scan?

 

Use Acrobat’s PDF Optimizer to Compress Scanned PDFs

 

The PDF Optimizer can be used to analyze and selectively compress documents. this feature is in Acrobat Pro and Pro Extended only.

Analyzing File Size of Scanned Documents

 

To better understand why a document is big, view the statistics available via the PDF Optimizer.

  1. Open the PDF you wish to analyze
  2. Choose Advanced—> PDF Optimizer . . .
  3. Click the Audit Space usage. . . button
  4. The Audit Space Usage window appears:
    Audit Space Usage Window

The window above reflected the state of a 4-page scanned document:
A)Total file size about 200K
B) Over 190K was allocated to images!

We can do a lot better than that . . .

Reducing the Size of an Individual Scanned PDF using the PDF Optimizer

  1. Open the PDF you wish to compress
  2. Choose Advanced—> PDF Optimizer . . .
    The PDF Optimizer window appears:

    PDF Optimizer window

  3. In the list on the left, ensure that only Images and Clean Up are checked:
    Choosing PDF Optimizer categories
  4. At the bottom of the window, set the following for black and white documents:
    a) Set to 300 ppi
    b) Set to 300 ppi
    c) Set to JBIG
    d) Choose Lossy or Lossless

    PDF Optimizer settings for B&W files

  5. Save your setting so you can easily recall it:

    Saving PDF Optimizer settings
    a) Clickthe Save button at the top of the window
    b)Give the setting a name and click OK

 

Note: The PDF Optimizer may be used in batch mode which allows you to process hundreds of files. 

 

Hope this helps! Keep me posted. 

 

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