This is how I did it in Adobe Acrobat XI Standard:
- no need for the Action Wizard
- no need for AutoIt
The trick is to ensure no PDF files are open in Adobe Acrobat XI Standard. Then the Reduce side PDF... behaviour is different.
I used C:\temp as folder for the steps below. You can enhance the steps by
- using files from any set of folders
- drag/drop files from Windows Explorer, or compatible tool (like Everything Search Engine) to the list of files to process
These are the steps I used
- Start Adobe Acrobat XI Standard, ensure there are no PDF files opened
- in the
Filemenu choose,Save as Other...thenReduced size PDF... - in the
Arrange Documentsdialog, chooseAdd Files..., thenAdd Files...(confused? see the images below) - in the
Add Filesdialog, select a bunch of PDF files - repeat steps 3. and 4 when needed, or drag files from Windows Explorer, Everything Search Engine, et cetera
- in the
Arrange Documentsdialog, pressOK - in the
Reduce File Sizedialog, from theMake compatible withlistbox, chooseAcrobat 10 and later, then pressOK - in the
Output Optionsdialog, keep the settings, then pressOK - wait until the progress dialog has shown all files have been processed and returns itself to the main Adobe Acrobat XI Standard window
Notes:
- The wait can take very long, especially with thousands of files
- I converted on copies of each directory so I could view before/after results
- Started Adobe Acrobat XI Standard
- Main window: Chose
File, thenSave as Other..., thenReduced size PDF...
Arrange Documentsdialog: ChoseAdd Files..., thenAdd Files...
Add filesdialog: Added files fromC:\temp
Arrange Documentsdialog: ChooseOK
Reduce File Sizedialog: choseAcrobat 10 and later, thenOK
Output Optionsdialog: kept the settings, then pressedOK
Progressdialog: wait until all files have been processed
- Started Adobe Acrobat XI Standard
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