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To ensure resources in your Learn.UQ course are easily accessible to students with low-bandwidth internet connections it is important that there file sizes are small. For more information refer to Understanding Download Speeds guide.

File sizes of resources can be reduced by optimising images they contain and by splitting the resources into multiple files. Dcouments can be used to link multiple files to your Learn.UQ course. (Refer to the Create a document guide).

  1. Reduce Word document file size
  2. Converting a Word document to a PDF file
  3. Reduce PDF file size
  1. Splitting a PDF document into multiple files
  2. Reduce PowerPoint file size
  3. Reduce an image file size

2. Converting a Word document to a PDF file

  1. Complete Steps 1 to 7 in the Reduce Word document file size section.
  2. Click on File.

file button selected

  1. Click on Save as Adobe PDF.

save as adobe pdf option selected

  1. Save the file.
  2. Upload the PDF file to your Learn.UQ (Blackboard) course site. (Refer to the Create a document guide).