File Size when Exporting

[RenWaller]

Hello,

I have a few files that I am exporting to PDFs in Affinity Publisher. The problem is, when I export it to a PDF, the file is still 11mb - very large (and it's only a 17 page file). I know there are ways to make it smaller (i.e. reducing the quality), but my client is very picky about quality - yet he also wants it smaller. I understand why it's big (images etc,) but I'm not sure why it's so big or if there's any way to get it smaller. The Publisher file itself - with the images embedded - is 21.3mb. When I replaced some of the images with smaller versions, the actual file size reduced by a lot, but the PDF size didn't.

Is there something I can do or that I'm missing?

Thank you! 

APX_UB30_DC(6)_Pump_Proposal.afpub

[carl123]

You have not told us what PDF settings you are using to get an 11mb file

But even so, changing the colour format of the document from RGB/16 to RGB/8 should reduce the file size significantly

[RenWaller]

@carl123, wow, that's amazing. That helped significantly. Thank you so much!