How to Make a PDF Small Enough to Email

Email providers cap attachment sizes — commonly around 20–25MB, but corporate systems are often stricter. If your PDF won't send, here's how to shrink it.

Compress first

For image-heavy PDFs, compression alone usually gets you well under any email limit. Start with a moderate setting and check the size.

Split or link if still too big

If a document is genuinely huge, split it into parts, or share a link instead of attaching the file.