When you finally save your file (most likely a pdf), keep the following considerations in mind:
- Graphic design software will give the option to flatten all layers, rendering every page of the pdf as a flattened image. Search engines cannot and generally do not perform text searching on of such files.
- If you have Adobe Acrobat (full version), be sure to “Save Optimized for Web.” This option compacts the file size when saving.
- Give it a descriptive name, but not too lengthy- one you would most likely search for in Google or Bing. For example, this photo (named photo_latest14.jpg on the website from which it was obtained)
could better be named:- orange-tabby-kitten-raised-paw.jpg
- orange-kitten-paw-reaching.jpg
- If a date must be part of the filename, utilize YYYY-MM-DD format either prepended or appended to the rest of the filename for easier chronological/version sorting. For example:
- 2015-07-01-standard-operating-procedure.pdf
- 2014-07-01-standard-operating-procedure.pdf
- 2013-07-01-standard-operating-procedure.pdf