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Huge PDF Export Files

(Topic created: 09-30-2025 06:20 AM)
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rulasgo3
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Every time I export a note to PDF, it is absolutely massive compared to a normal PDF. Is there anyway to fix this?

I saw some posts, years back, saying the reason for this is because the note captures the strokes. Is there a way to not capture it then? Since once it's PDF, I wouldn't be erasing any of the strokes afterwards.

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If your OneNote PDFs are coming out massive, it's nothing wrong at your end. It generally happens because OneNote exports every pen stroke as vector data. Each line you draw, every detail gets embedded in the PDF, which makes it look huge.

The best way to fix this is by using the print to PDF option. Just go to file > press Ctrl + p > Microsoft print to PDF > Print.

You can also select all the ink and copy it as a picture > paste the picture back > delete the original ink, and now export or print to PDF, and it will not show the vector stroke.

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