Converting PDF to Greyscale in Nuance

Open colour PDF with Nuance
On the ribbon, click File, then hit Print
Select Nuance PDF as your printer, then hit Properties
In the new window that appears, hit the Color drop down and select Grayscale
Hit OK to close the window
Hit OK to begin printing
A new window will pop up, asking for a name and location for the PDF file, enter the name and hit Save

How to Shrink a PDF

Open PDF with Nuance
On the ribbon, click File then hit Print
Select Nuance PDF as your printer, then hit Properties
In the new window that appears, select Resolution and Select either Medium or Low – Multi-page files may need to be set to Low
Hit OK to close the window
Hit OK to being printing
A new window will pop up, asking for a name and location for the PDF file, enter the name and hit Save
How to check file size
- You can check the size of a file by, right clicking the file and going to Properties
- To see the size of multiple files, at the same time, highlight multiple files then right click and hit Properties. This will show you the combined size of all highlighted files
Convert Photo to PDF
- Open image file using Windows Photo viewer, or any other viewing application
- Click on the three dots on the top right-hand side, then click Print
- Select Nuance PDF as the printer, put the orientation to Portrait and Shrink to Fit
- Click Print, then when a new pop-up window appears, enter the name you wish to call the file.