File Size bloating

Hi guys, hope you can help me with this issue.
I am running Designer ES version 8.2.1.5161.1.566259.
I started with a form which was 1,057KB.
I updated two variables in the Form Properties, saved the form and it was 2,227KB.
I then replaced an image in the form with another image (about 100KB larger), and saved - the form went to 3,218KB.
Any ideas/guidance would be helpful.
Thanks,
Keat

Hi,
A couple of things.
If you are generating accessibility tags and embed fonts then this will have a big effect on file size (particularly if you are using multiple fonts in a form):
Some fonts have large file sizes as well. I find Myriad Pro to be an efficient file size.
Also an earlier version of LC Designer (I can't remember which version) added multiple copies of a StyleID line thousands of times, this caused the file size to increase. If you look in the XML Source tab you are looking for blocks of "<?templateDesigner StyleID aped3?>" or similar.
This was fixed in a service pack and certainly in LC Designer ES2. If your form is opened in the newer version it automatically gets rid of the extra lines of code. Again I am not sure which version this was corrected.
When changing images try unticking the Embed Image Data before changing the image and then re-tick it when you have linked to the new image.
Good luck,
Niall

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My vector art graphics (numbering, icons, maps) are all saved as Illustrator AI files and then placed in Indesign as linked graphics. My best guess as to why I can't achieve smaller PDF files is I'm either doing something wrong with the vector graphics themselves or handling/exporting them improperly out of Indesign.
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