Converting PPT to PDF on Mac Results in HUGE file

Anonymous

Over the last few weeks, I've had problems creating PDFs from Powerpoint. When I try to convert a 3-5mb file to a PDF it balloons up to 20-30mb which is way to large to email.

From reading other threads, it looks like this might be a result of embedded fonts. I just had a recent update from microsoft that totes embedded fonts as a good thing, but I think it's terrible and I would like to turn them off.

Does anyone have any suggestions? How can I turn off embedded fonts on a mac using PPT version 16.11?

Any help would be much appreciated. Microsoft support has been utterly useless.

Thanks!

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Anonymous

Hi all,

After a lot of frustration I finally figured it out.

While on Powerpoint, click on Apple and Preferences.

Click on General and change the setting Print Quality (Paper/PDF) Desired Quality to "Medium".

Hope this helps someone else, because it frustrated us for about 2 weeks.

Thanks,

Matias.

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Anonymous

While on Powerpoint, click on Apple and Preferences.

Small correction (at least on macOS 10.13 High Sierra and Powerpoint 16.18) - You want to click on "Powerpoint", not "Apple/"

The setting is under

Powerpoint > Preferences > General > Print Quality (Paper/PDF)

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Anonymous

2019-02-04T07:43:13+00:00

Thanks a lot.

I also have been frustrated by this and could get files out to customer.
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Anonymous

2019-01-25T07:49:51+00:00

It helped me too. Thanks a ton for sharing this.
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Anonymous

2019-01-16T21:56:07+00:00

You are a legend! Thank you!!!
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