can someone please help me with exporting pdf files:

i am trying to save pdf files of isolated text within a larger file.

i isolate the text on the page and specify the export-area-is-page.

but it appears that a larger file still creates a larger pdf file, regardless if i specify export-area-is-page or not.

is this correct?

i am trying to create pdf with minimum size, so this is relatively important.

and the object id doesn't really work for these pdf's.

so my question is:

does the pdf take into account, or include the size of the whole file, when creating a single pdf file?

and lastly, is there a difference to converting to paths, before or after exporting a pdf file?

thank you for taking the time to read and reply to this email.

your assistance is much appreciated.

regards,

arthur.