Compression
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This page is part of novaPDF Printing Preferences dialog. It contains settings for the text and image compression level. This page is available only in Standard or Professional Edition.

The Printing Preferences window can be opened by choosing the Printing Preferences menu item when novaPDF Printer is selected in the Printers and Faxes window. It is accessible also form the printing Windows application in the Print dialog if you press the Properties (Preferences) button when novaPDF Printer is selected.

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Text and graphics
You can choose to compress text and graphics by checking the Enable compression check box.
Text and graphics will be compressed using ZIP compression. Available compression levels are: Fastest, Normal and Maximum.
By default, Normal level of compression is used.

High Color Images
You can choose to compress high color images by checking the Enable compression checkbox.
High color images will be compressed using JPEG or ZIP compression. You can choose ZIP compression level from Fastest, Normal and Maximum, and JPEG compression level from Minimum, Low, Medium, High and Maximum.
By default, the indexed and monochrome images will be compressed with the High level of JPEG compression.

Indexed and Monochrome Images
You can choose to compress indexed and monochrome images by checking the Enable compression checkbox.
Indexed and monochrome images will be compressed using ZIP compression. You can choose ZIP compression level from Fastest, Normal and Maximum.
By default, the indexed and monochrome images will be compressed with the Normal level of ZIP compression.

Enable optimization of image sequences
When this option is enabled, novaPDF Printer driver combines sequences of small images in one big image. The process time will be slightly increased but the resulting PDF file will be smaller. You should enable this option if you have many sequences of small monochrome images and your resulting PDF file is very large. By default, this option is not enabled.

All changes you make on this page, are saved in the active Profile. For more details on how to manage profiles go to Profiles or How to use Profiles topics.

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