Compress PDF site reports so mobile uploads finish before the elevator loses signal

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Photo-heavy punch lists exceed LTE uplink caps—rebuild structure before syncing to the document controller.

Superintendents photograph deficiencies, annotate screenshots, and export daily logs as PDF from field apps. Those exports balloon when every image stays at full camera resolution. Upload queues stall in parking garages and delay RFIs. Compressing rebuilds object streams for typical office-style PDFs and often shrinks multi-megabyte attachments enough to clear corporate email gateways.

Large PDF becoming smaller after compression
Compare dimensions visually before deleting the uncompressed safety copy.

Keep an archival original when legally required

Some jurisdictions expect native resolution photos for warranty disputes—store RAW exports internally and share compressed derivatives externally.

Validate readability

Zoom to fine print on iPhone after compression; if annotations blur, re-export from the field app at a moderate DPI instead of relying solely on server compression.

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Run the export through Compress PDF and attach the smaller file to your daily report email.

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