How to Reduce PPI in Illustrator
- 1). Open Adobe Illustrator and load the file you wish to work on.
- 2). Click "File > Print" to open the print options dialogue. From the "Printer" dropdown menu, choose "Adobe Postscript File".
- 3). Select "Output" from the seven categories on the left of the printer dialogue box. From the "Printer Resolution" dropdown box, choose a reduced DPI. The first number is your screen frequency and the second number is the DPI. Click on "Save."
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