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
File
menu choose,Save as Other...
thenReduced size PDF...
- in the
Arrange Documents
dialog, chooseAdd Files...
, thenAdd Files...
(confused? see the images below) - in the
Add Files
dialog, 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 Documents
dialog, pressOK
- in the
Reduce File Size
dialog, from theMake compatible with
listbox, chooseAcrobat 10 and later
, then pressOK
- in the
Output Options
dialog, 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 Documents
dialog: ChoseAdd Files...
, thenAdd Files...
Add files
dialog: Added files fromC:\temp
Arrange Documents
dialog: ChooseOK
Reduce File Size
dialog: choseAcrobat 10 and later
, thenOK
Output Options
dialog: kept the settings, then pressedOK
Progress
dialog: wait until all files have been processed
- Started Adobe Acrobat XI Standard
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