Constraint workflow
Compress but Keep Searchable Text
Use this when legal, archive, or operations teams still need text retrieval after compression.
Target: Smaller + searchableTypical time: 5-8 minMain risk: Search failure
Workflow steps
- Trim non-essential pages first
Reduce size with structure edits before quality-sensitive compression.
- Use balanced compression profile
Balanced mode is less likely to break text search behavior.
- Verify text extraction on key pages
Quickly confirm searchable output before handoff.
Protection guardrails
- Need OCR/search in archive systems · Avoid maximum compression and keep original contrast where possible.
- Scanned pages with tiny text · Prefer page trimming over aggressive compression.
- Mixed text + tables · Run a spot-check on the densest pages before final send.
Final checklist
- Search works on representative keywords.
- Key table headers remain readable.
- Final size is reduced without breaking retrieval.