Compress PDF Files before Sending Them by Email

Before email or team sharing, use LynxPDF to control PDF size through image quality, resolution, and document-data cleanup settings.

  • Roles: Team members who share documents by email

  • Input: PDF files to be shared

  • Output: A smaller PDF reviewed before sending

Common Barriers in Enterprise Document Workflows

Files are often scattered across sources and formats, with manual checks and version exchanges. This raises costs and makes changes and handoffs harder to track.

  • Files are scattered across sources, versions, and page orders.
  • Teams must find, check, and organize key content manually.
  • Sensitive information and final versions require review before handoff.

From Source PDF to a Smaller File Ready to Share

Use LynxPDF to choose compression settings, review the output, and prepare the PDF for your email workflow.

  1. 1

    Prepare the File for Sharing

    Import the PDF to be shared by email and confirm the file version.

    Prepare the File for Sharing
  2. 2

    Choose Compression Settings

    Choose the image quality, adjust the image threshold and target PPI as needed, and remove unnecessary document data.

    Choose Compression Settings
  3. 3

    Adjust and Prepare the PDF for Email

    Use editing and protection tools to handle required content, adjust file size and protection settings, and prepare the PDF for email sharing.

    Adjust and Prepare the PDF for Email

How LynxPDF Supports the Workflow

  1. 01

    Compression Quality

    Choose a high, medium, or low quality preset to balance file size and image clarity.

  2. 02

    Custom Settings

    Adjust the image threshold, target PPI, and font embedding as needed.

  3. 03

    Document Data Cleanup

    Remove scripts, forms, annotations, metadata, attachments, and other data that does not need to be retained.

How LynxPDF Supports the Workflow
FAQ
How Does LynxPDF Compress PDFs for Email?
LynxPDF offers image-quality, resolution, and document-data cleanup settings to compress PDFs into versions suited to email sharing.