Reducing the file size Pages

I am trying to reduce the file size of a document in Pages. It has many jpegs. When I use File>Reduce File Size or Format>Image>Reduce File Size, I get stuck at "Determining potential file size reduction ..." and it will go no further. Selecting "Cancel" or "Reduce" has no effect. I need to to a forced quit to get anywhere. Thanks

To use the Reduce file size isn't the best way to do it but the easiest if it works. You probably have an image clogging the process.
Instead reduce the image sizes in a graphical application suited for it. Do the cropping of the images first if you haven't done that already. Then down size the resolution to about 300 dpi if you want to print the document images. If it is only going to show on the screen you can down size the images to about 75 dpi.

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do i need acrobat pro to open a pdf i created in quark and reduce the file size?

i'll try that! thank you.
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