Batch Compress PDF Files

I have 100s of PDF files and I want to compress and reduce the size of these documents further. Using the Save As Other > Reduced Size PDF... feature in Adobe Acrobat Pro, I can easily reduce the size of a file. However, like I said, I have 100s of PDF documents. And opening each file, clicking on the menu and sub-menus is very boring.

So, what do I do?

Adobe Acrobat Pro also has an Action feature by which you can automate or batch process the things you do. In this case, reducing the size of the PDF file in batch. Its quite simple. Here is the method:

1. Open Adobe Acrobat Pro.
2. Go to View > Tools > Action Wizard.

3. On the right of your Adobe Acrobat Pro window, you will see an Action Wizard options.

4. Click on the Create New Action and a dialog box will pop up.

5. Click on the Document Processing.
6. Select Reduce File Size.
7. Click on the + → (Add to Right-Hand Pane) in the centre.

8. On the right pane, click on the Add Folder and browse to the folder where your PDF files are located.

9. Click Save and it will prompt you enter the name for the Action you just created. Click Save again.
10. Your newly created Action will under the Action Wizard options.
11. Click on your Action.
12. Click Start.

Have a great day! :-D