Questions tagged [pdf]
Documents in the Portable Document Format, created by Adobe Systems, and readable with Adobe Reader, Apple Preview, and other software programs
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Preview automatically password protects PDF when saving
I experienced a behaviour I've never seen before when opening, editing and saving a PDF today. As soon as save the PDF with Preview the file will be password protected, and I cannot open it again.
I'...
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How to read PDF on iPhone in narrower columns?
How can I read the text of a PDF on my iPhone redrawn to fit narrower columns? So that the words on screen can be bigger and I won't need to scroll sideways to read a line.
The best I've found so far ...
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How to fix run-time error 53 every time I open a file in MS Word, Excel, or PowerPoint on Big Sur?
Since I installed Big Sur, I have run into this problem every time I open a document using Word or a worksheet using Excel or a slide show in PowerPoint:
Run-time error '53':
File not found: Library/...
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Block Quick Look During Downtime
According to System Preferences, the Downtime feature of Screen Time "[s]ets a schedule for time away from the screen. During downtime, only apps that you choose to allow and phone calls will be ...
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How to prevent preview from recognizing the numbers in PDFs as phone numbers?
As a tech worker, I often read documents in PDF formats, and Preview often recognize the numerical parameter sets in those documents as "phone contacts".
How do I prevent Preview from doing ...
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Converting several pages from PNG/JPG to PDF with Preview isn't working
I have tried everything and unfortunately have not found a solution so far (although I am not very knowledgeable about it).
Preview has not been able to convert several files (e.g. PNG or JPEG files) ...
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Preview signature annotation: Without the owner password, you do not have permission to create or modify annotations in the document
I need to download a banking form and email it back.
After opening the PDF in macOS Preview, I attempt to sign it via Tools > Annotate > Signature
This gives the error:
Without the owner ...
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Preview and PDF: Remove a password which I do know
I have a protected PDF file, in which I cannot highlight text using Preview and which I cannot print without a password.
I do know a password, but I cannot understand how to remove it from the ...
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How can I edit Books’ metadata on iOS?
On iPhone SE 2 running iOS 16.6.1, there is no feature to edit the “Author” field in the Books app, for PDFs.
There is no feature to edit the metadata of files in the Files app either:
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Page from a website won't print to PDF in some browsers
I’m using Safari on macOS Catalina (version 10.15.7) to plan bus trips on octranspo.com. When I have the times and route finalized I’ll print the map to a PDF. If I use Firefox or Brave the page has a ...
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How do I extract text from images in terminal?
I know how to extract text from images using preview.app, however I would like to use this feature from terminal to extract all the text from a bunch of images.
I tried this using this method to apply ...
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How to reorder highlights in Preview according to page numbers?
I read a book, while reading it, I highlighted some parts of the text. Now, in the side bar, when I choose the highlights and notes option, I see the highlights shown in random order, i.e the ...
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Why is my Quick Actions menu (mostly) empty? I want to combine text-file and/or Pages-files into a PDF
When I right click on a Pages file (singular) or multiple text-files and open the Quick Actions submenu it is empty (only Customize… is visible). According to https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/...
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How do I set the default zoom when viewing PDFs in Safari?
In Mac OS X 10.14, Safari defaults to "zoom to fit" when opening a PDF.
There used to be a WebKitPDFScaleFactor item in the safari.plist but I don't think it exists anymore.
How do I change ...
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What could prevent a PDF from adding text in Preview?
Same PDF file, two different Macs - one new iMac M1 running Big Sur, the other an old Mac Pro still on Mojave.
Prefs on both Preview apps are identical. Permissions are fine. Both Macs were sent ...
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Printer prints black as white and black as white.. why?
This happens only with PDF files.
Same file if i print from a windows laptop it prints fine.
From MacBook (2021, M1, Sonoma) it will print black as white and white as black.
Anyone has any idea why? I ...
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Why does Preview's export to PDF only export one page?
I open a PNG with Preview, then drag another one into the sidebar, and then choose Export to PDF. The resulting PDF has only one page.
I tried again, after selecting all pages -- same result.
How do I ...
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Is missing unsafe-inline in CSP truncating PDF height a bug in Safari (WebKit) display of pdf files?
I maintain a small website for a non-profit organization. Multiple pdfs are available for viewing on the website.
I’ve come across an issue with a pdf file display in the current version of Safari (v. ...
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How do I use Zathura after Homebrew installation?
Command line newbie here. I was looking for a PDF/EPUB reader that didn't annihilate my retinas, and looked like Zathura was a good option since others didn't seem to have dark mode. I installed ...
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Is there an iPad PDF viewer that can stay zoomed out?
Some PDFs have fonts that are too large to maintain an optimal reading speed. Is there a normal page-scrolling (not flipping) PDF viewer that can stay zoomed out at the zoom level you've pinched to? ...
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Save a webpage with many pictures as a pdf file
So far I have found the best way to save a webpage with many pictures as a PDF file is to use Safari, switch to reader mode then "export as pdf", much better than using Chrome and print to &...
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PDF Files Appear Corrupted on MacOS Sonoma/Ventura/Monterey (but they aren't really)
My M1 Macbook Pro shows all PDF files as corrupted, whether I'm looking at it in the finder preview pane, using spacebar to quick-preview or double click to open. Opening that same PDF on the same ...
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Mac Automator: combine images in PDF and resize
I not too familiar with Automator for Mac. I am trying to create a quick action to combine several images in a single PDF file and reduce its size with a quartz filter. The actions does indeed create ...
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Good PostScript viewer for MacOS?
On OS X, is there a good application to open PS files without converting them to PDF?
In addition, I want to associate PS.GZ files to this application, but retain the TAR.GZ association to my ...
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Exporting a Pages doc without changing spacing
I have many Pages documents containing song lyrics and guitar chords. Each chord is above a specific word of the song.
I need to export it to a web app. Everything I have tried changes the spacing and ...
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How can I create an option in the print PDF pop up menu with Automator?
I tried to create a print plug-in for pdf pop-up menu, where I'd like to open the PDF in messages so I can send as a text or iMessage. After a few trials it did launch the messages app but it didn't ...
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Script / automator action that combines pdfs with the same name from different folders
I'm trying to write a simple script / automator tool that should achieve the following:
I have 600 Pdf-Files in one folder and 600 Pdf-Files with the identical names in a different folder. Now I would ...
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Can I export a document from iOS Freeform to get Vector quality PDF?
I updated to iOS 16.4 today and was excited to play with Freeform.
I like that my sketches are sharp inside Freeform even when I zoomed up to 400%, but when I exported to PDF and AirDropped the sketch ...
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pandoc problem with unicode
On MacOS 12.6.9, I try to convert a Markdown file to PDF. For this, I'm using pandoc 3.1.2, installed with Homebrew. There are problems converting the characters ∧ and ∨, which I use for expressing ...
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Add images to existing PDF with Preview
Preview allows to add text and shapes to PDFs. But is it possible to add existing images (PNG / JPEG) to a PDF file as well?
I do know that Preview already has some of image embedding by allowing the ...
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PDF document: How to disable redirection to the Maps app on sentences like "1987 Wall Street"?
In a PDF document, apps such as Preview and Skim attempt to redirect to the Maps app when clicking on words that look like an address, e.g. "1987 Wall Street", instead of properly displaying ...
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Keynote equation export to PDF shows different
I am writing an equation with an absolute value:
d(c,x)=|c_1-x_1|+|c_2-x_2|
In Keynote, it looks good:
But when I export to PDF, the equation becomes
(absolute notation is not rendered).
I am using ...
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In presentation mode, Keynote renders vector graphics badly (imported as PDF)
I want to have my logo as vector graphic in Keynote.
Although Keynote offers nice basic functionality to create vector graphics, it doesn't seem to import SVG or any other vector file format.
I read ...
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How can I use the terminal to put put files in a directory into folders, grouping them based on name?
I have a large directory with pdf files in it (several thousand). The files are all named with a 5-digit number at the beginning like this:
Directory
|___00001 file 1.pdf
|___20000 file 1.pdf
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How to "repair" a PDF that opens in Acrobat Reader but not Preview
I have a PDF that won't open in Preview; it gives this error message:
However, it will open in Acrobat Reader, but cannot be resaved, or saved with a new file name from Reader:
As I can see all the ...
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Freehand Preview Pen Missing
Freehand Preview Pen Missing
Context:
Essentially preview has two pens - the shape pen, if you will, one which has automatic shape detection and will smooth out your shapes and lines after you draw ...
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How to export multi page pdf into multi page JPEG in preview?
I have a pdf document with 5 pages. I would like to export it in JPEG format (or any image format). But if I hit File->export->export as JPEG, it only saves the first page of the pdf document as a ...
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Jailbroken ipad 2 transfer pdfs
I just jailbroke my old Ipad 2 to add some pdfs to it. Done it with 3uTools and connected to it with WINSCP (im on a PC with Win10). Everything works fine except when i transfer my PDFs to the IPad ...
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Preserve arrangement of Preview tabs and windows on restart
To keep organized, I generally open closely-related PDF files as tabs in the same Preview window, with a separate multi-tab window for each distinct subject (so about 4 or 5 windows, with 5 tabs open ...
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One to 2 characters truncated on right margin of Apple Email messages when printed or saved as PDF
Some Apple mail client email messages truncate 1 to 2 characters on the right of the message when printed or saved as a PDF. Have tested from a Mac with a printer setup and a Mac that has never had an ...
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Unable to delete page in pdf using preview
I received an encrypted pdf file. Usually, I'm able to delete and/or rearrange pages in the pdf using preview, but this one doesn't allow me that option. What is preventing me from making edits?
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Dynamic XFA PDF forms on a Mac and Safari
I am using Mac OS 10.13.6. I have downloaded and installed the latest version of Adobe Reader. I use Safari as my browser.
I am going to a website which has Dynamic XFA PDF forms. Each time I click ...
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Compression of PDF with added images on preview
I have a PDF to which I copied and pasted an image. I am trying to compress the PDF with preview, but whenever I try it, the compression happens only to the original contents of the pdf and not to the ...
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Preview fullscreen starts at two pages but reverts to continuous scroll
When I open a pdf file in Preview and click full screen, Preview defaults to the "Two Pages" view option, which I prefer. However, every time I come back after being away from the computer, ...
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Convert SVG to PDF using command line in Mac OSX
I want to convert a SVG file to PDF from the command line on Mac OSX. Is there any way to do this?
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Fix/restore "Print to PDF" to preset location in Big Sur
Recently updated to Big Sur. Previously in Catalina (and prior) I was able to open a print dialog box, select the PDF drop down and choose a preset folder I had saved (Dropbox/Receipts folder) where ...
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Printing a webpage selection with properly formatted math characters
I'm having an issue where I'm trying to print a selection of a webpage with math symbols.
If I select a portion of the webpage to print the math symbols are corrupted.
However if I print the entire ...
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macOS Save dialog does not show up for Preview
I created an image file by pasting an image into Preview (Command + N). When I want to save it, the Save dialog does not appear. The Preview window looks as follows:
The red button in the upper-left ...
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How can I automatically print different PDFs based on specific contents of emails?
Basically an if/then script. If an email contains certain text, then print this PDF. Been trying to figure it out but I have zero idea what I'm doing. Happy to do it myself but can't seem to get ...
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PDfs in Automator
I work in photography post production, need to make PDFs from images but with the file names shown on the PDF and 4 up instead of a single image on each page.
Can anyone suggest additional plugins or ...
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