Do all PDF documents expand in size greatly when printing?

When I print a PDF document and watch it in the print que in Windows, the size of the document shows greatly larger than the original size of the PDF file. (sometimes 50 times larger) Is this normal for ALL PDF documents? Is it always this way or are there settings that can be changed when printed or when the PDF is created that can reduce the eventual size when printed? Thanks

It really depends upon the printer and your printer settings. If you have print as image set or you are printing to a inkjet printer whose driver requires everything converted to dot before getting the to the printer, then yes the file size can expand to 50, 100, or 1000 times the size depending upon the resolution required by the printer. You can keep things smaller by printing at a lower resolution.

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