How to Reduce the Size of a Canva CV or Resume PDF to Under 1 MB
Learn how to compress your Canva resume PDF to under 1 MB without losing quality while keeping your personal data completely private.
## Why Canva Resume PDFs Often Exceed the 1 MB Threshold Canva is widely recognized as one of the most effective design platforms for crafting modern, visually striking resumes. However, exporting your finished document as either 'Standard PDF' or 'Print PDF' frequently produces file sizes ranging between 2 MB and 10 MB. This occurs because Canva embeds uncompressed raster assets, complex vector shapes, full font packages, and high-resolution profile pictures without targeted document stream optimization. This size inflation poses a major obstacle when submitting applications through Applicant
