# Biggest PDF Report You've Seen **URL:** \ **Category:** Misc. Discussion\ **Created:** [September 27, 2006, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/biggest-pdf-report-youve-seen/7909 "2006-09-27T21:00:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![inxilpro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/inxilpro/32/415637_2.png) [@inxilpro](https://forum.nachi.org/u/inxilpro)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/biggest-pdf-report-youve-seen/7909/1 "2006-09-27T21:00:15Z")
What’s the biggest PDF home inspection report file you’ve ever created? ---
**Author:** ![wchris1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/wchris1/32/101_2.png) [@wchris1](https://forum.nachi.org/u/wchris1)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/biggest-pdf-report-youve-seen/7909/2 "2006-09-27T21:57:09Z")
> [@inxil](#): > > What’s the biggest PDF home inspection report file you’ve ever created? Chris, When I first started using my reporting software (3D) my files were from .5Megs up to 3Megs, then I discovered the file size of the photos placed into the reporting file can cause the file to be HUGH or small. Currently almost all of my reports are under 1Meg. Hope this helps, mike ---
**Author:** ![jhagarty](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jhagarty/32/78584_2.png) [@jhagarty](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jhagarty)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/biggest-pdf-report-youve-seen/7909/3 "2006-09-27T22:51:29Z")
12.4 Mb ---
**Author:** ![rwand1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aeb1de/32.png) [@rwand1](https://forum.nachi.org/u/rwand1)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 11:43pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/biggest-pdf-report-youve-seen/7909/4 "2006-09-27T23:43:12Z")
The largest report I have assembled was 80 pages long and was for 4 homes and a horse arena/barn. I don’t know how many megabytes it was. But when I told the lawyer he ask me if there was anyway I could condense it. I finally got it down to 18 pages! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bwiley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@bwiley](https://forum.nachi.org/u/bwiley)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/biggest-pdf-report-youve-seen/7909/5 "2006-09-28T00:22:39Z")
I think Jerry Peck once said here on the BB that his reports were 150+ pages long. If in PDF, that would be the largest I’ve heard of!! ---
**Author:** ![gromicko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/gromicko/32/58172_2.png) [@gromicko](https://forum.nachi.org/u/gromicko)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 12:46am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/biggest-pdf-report-youve-seen/7909/6 "2006-09-28T00:46:14Z")
Uh oh… I know what Chris is up to. 😃 Can anyone guess? ---
**Author:** ![mgratton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/mgratton/32/58251_2.png) [@mgratton](https://forum.nachi.org/u/mgratton)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 1:32am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/biggest-pdf-report-youve-seen/7909/7 "2006-09-28T01:32:56Z")
Upload capabilities… ---
**Author:** ![rbennett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@rbennett](https://forum.nachi.org/u/rbennett)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 1:50am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/biggest-pdf-report-youve-seen/7909/8 "2006-09-28T01:50:03Z")
Sort of bad question — PDF files like anything else can have a lot of eye candy rlb ---
**Author:** ![ecrofutt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/ecrofutt/32/346_2.png) [@ecrofutt](https://forum.nachi.org/u/ecrofutt)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 3:12am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/biggest-pdf-report-youve-seen/7909/9 "2006-09-28T03:12:19Z")
Eye Candy = Marketing opportunities! ---
**Author:** ![gbell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/gbell/32/60114_2.png) [@gbell](https://forum.nachi.org/u/gbell)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 3:48am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/biggest-pdf-report-youve-seen/7909/10 "2006-09-28T03:48:24Z")
He is creating a report upload feature for NACHI Members. ---
**Author:** ![gbell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/gbell/32/60114_2.png) [@gbell](https://forum.nachi.org/u/gbell)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 3:49am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/biggest-pdf-report-youve-seen/7909/11 "2006-09-28T03:49:12Z")
Richard Do you ever see something positive in anything? ---
**Author:** ![dduffy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/dduffy/32/554_2.png) [@dduffy](https://forum.nachi.org/u/dduffy)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 4:14am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/biggest-pdf-report-youve-seen/7909/12 "2006-09-28T04:14:18Z")
That is one of the things I like about HomeGauge, the reports are in HTML. Notice my vote at the top…😃 ---
**Author:** ![jmichalski](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jmichalski/32/2156_2.png) [@jmichalski](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jmichalski)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/biggest-pdf-report-youve-seen/7909/13 "2006-09-29T00:48:03Z")
I found that it varies dramatically with the program you use to produce the pdf. Pdf factory has worked the best for me in allowing me to make my photos large enough to be useful (usually medium size) while condensing the file size to under 2 MB on average. The larger projects still can range up to 3-5 MB, and one was really huge, but that was a one-time anomoly that I knew I wouldn’t have to transmit - straight to CD-ROM. ---
**Author:** ![ashick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/ashick/32/1917_2.png) [@ashick](https://forum.nachi.org/u/ashick)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/biggest-pdf-report-youve-seen/7909/14 "2006-09-29T00:54:18Z")
I think I had one that was 8 megs one time. I handle the report software a little better now, I’m almost never over 1. ---
**Author:** ![wdecker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/wdecker/32/174659_2.png) [@wdecker](https://forum.nachi.org/u/wdecker)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/biggest-pdf-report-youve-seen/7909/15 "2006-09-29T02:55:16Z")
PDF. Never use it. I use and HTML archive document through HomeGauge. About 1.2 Meg. Pictures and diagrams included.