Does Resizing a PDF Reduce Its Quality?
Key points
- Text and graphics stay sharp
- Images keep their resolution
- File size barely changes
Resize PDF Pages to One Size does not turn pages into images.
About quality
- Text and graphics: they are scaled in their original form, so they stay sharp.
- Images: they keep their original resolution. Enlarging a small page onto a larger sheet can make images look rough.
- File size: it barely changes. To make it smaller, use Compress PDF.
Tools that go well with this
- Crop PDF Margins: Trim PDF margins automatically or by setting each edge. Easier to read on a phone, cleaner to print.
- Merge PDFs: Combine several PDF files into one, in the order you choose.
- Combine PDF Pages onto One Sheet (2-up, 4-up): Arrange several PDF pages on one A4 sheet (2, 4, 6, 8 or 9 up) to save paper when printing.