<div>
right click, send to compressed folder... voila
</div>


right click, send to compressed folder... voila

<div>
Sorry, should have clarified. Already tried that, the site I'm uploading to will only accept .pdf, compressed folders are no good. 
</div>


Sorry, should have clarified. Already tried that, the site I'm uploading to will only accept .pdf, compressed folders are no good.

<div>
Perfect - worked like a charm
</div>


<div>
<div class="content wysiwyg-content">
I have a pdf that is 250 k. The institution I'm forwarding it to requires it to be less than 250 k. What is the best (and free) way of compressing the PDF?
</div>
</div>


I have a pdf that is 250 k. The institution I'm forwarding it to requires it to be less than 250 k. What is the best (and free) way of compressing the PDF?

How can I compress a pdf?

Adobe Acrobat is a family of application software and Web services developed by Adobe Systems to view, create, manipulate, print and manage files in Portable Document Format (PDF). The family comprises Acrobat Reader (formerly Adobe Reader), Acrobat (formerly Acrobat Exchange) and Acrobat.com. The commercial proprietary Acrobat, available for Microsoft Windows and OS X only, can also create, edit, convert, digitally sign, encrypt, export and publish PDF files.

Adobe Acrobat

A Document Management System (DMS) is a system (both hardware and software) used to track, manage and store documents and reduce paper. Most are capable of keeping a record of the various versions created and modified by different users (history tracking). It is often viewed as a component of enterprise content management (ECM) systems and related to digital asset management, document imaging, workflow systems and records management systems.