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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Applescript help to open specific pages from separate PDFs in same or different window, via their URL or UUID?
I use a database app called DEVONthink (DT), which stores PDF files. I could use a hand writing a little script which is already partially written. Its use-case is to activate DT, then bring-to-...
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Why would fonts render differently between different versions of MacOS?
Recently, I purchased a new Mac and moved from 10.13 to 10.15 in the transition. One thing that I have noticed is that my papers, which are PDFs, no longer render correctly. The greek letters are ...
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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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Printing Problem - scanned Pdfs print black on black
tldr: I have scanned pdfs which look ok - like this: https://www.dropbox.com/s/xt2zsz8ygad9vz0/test%20scan.pdf?dl=0 - but they print like this: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ono1f39yv68sgql/output.pdf?dl=...
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Exporting webpage as PDF from Safari
I seek a web clipper some apps (Notion, Bear, etc) have but I want it from Safari on the Mac without adding third party extensions or apps.
I know you can go to Safari>File>Export as PDF but
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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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Always open all applications in full screen at OS startup
There are many discussions on how to open Applications in full screen in macOS, like https://osxdaily.com/2018/05/15/make-apps-open-full-screen-mac-automatically/
But there are still many stubborn ...
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Convert .pages to .pdf with images as a preview (or convert vectorized images to lossy formats within .pdf)
I have a long paper in which all of the pictures I drew and put them in the document as .pdf.
Is there a way to protect these images from copying by conversion to image formats such as (.jpeg, .png, ...
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Can AppleScript be used to trigger a Quick Action (e. g. create PDF from selected files)?
The "Create PDF" Quick Action is much quicker and reliable than every other solution I have tested to create a single PDF from hundreds of images (.jpg or .png), be it Automator or a Python ...
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Is it possible to set the margin height for individual pages in Pages word processor?
I exported a PDF for a 2-page document I've finished typing. There's an ugly gap in the PDF where page 1 meets page 2. This is caused by the bottom margin of page 1 and the top margin of page 2.
How ...
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Finding repeated words in a PDF
I wrote a 200 pages PDF and someone pointed out to me that there are some repeated words that I should eliminate.
For example, sometimes there are phrases like
The the book is orange
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the book is is ...
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Selecting highlighted text in preview
When I select highlighted text in Preview, I am unable to copy and paste it. If I try to paste it into a text editor, I hear the system alert sound and nothing happens. If I begin my selection just ...
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PDF marked up in OSX Preview loses all formatting once i try to re-edit after saving
I have an issue when i use OSX's preview tool to markup a PDF, at first the markup works fine, but if i save the PDF and re-open it to edit the text the text loses all its formatting.
In the example ...
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MacOS Outlook 2019 how to make PDF body of email in 2020
I googled a lot but couldn't find an answer. I want to send an email using outlook (latest) on Mac OS and I want to make the body of the email be a PDF. (not as an attachment).
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Why does the search functionality stop working for the encrypted PDFs?
The search functionality simply does not work for the encrypted PDFs. The original PDF is searchable. When I encrypt it (to let access through password), the search function does not work for this ...
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Why is this PDF rescaling Automator script misfires?
I am using an Automator to convert folders of A4-sized PDFs to other formats.
It uses PDF GhostScript though I have not personally written the code, somebody on discussions.apple.com helped me at the ...
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Preview document not updated
I am currently using Macbook pro 2017 Touch Bar that is on the Mojave OS. I do most of my work on Preview. I have noticed recently that my preview does not load the latest document version. For ...
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Home screen shortcut to interactive PDF
I have a locally stored interactive PDF (with a navigation including hyperlinks to other pages) on iPad. I'm able to open from files or books and view it interactively but, is it possible to create a ...
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How do I print in black and white when the program does not support this?
On a Windows system I use PDF24 and I can print from any application in black and white. I am looking for a similar option on macOS. Which PDF printer can I use for this purpose? The built-in does not ...
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After PDFs combined, copied text using Inter font is gibberish
I have been making multi-page PDFs from Sketch. Each page is exported as a PDF. Then I combine these pages into one PDF using a Quick Action, either the built in Create PDF action, or a homemade one ...
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PDF annotator with pen support that works well
Is there a PDF viewer for Mac that supports drawing freehand lines in a way that allows you to actually write text? The built-in Preview app almost supports it but it's completely unusable because if ...
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Text search in PDF files with iPadOS 13
In iOS 12 the Preview builtin in the Files opens a PDF file nicely but there is no text search possibility (magnifier glass). To find a word in a large pdf document it is necessary to reopen the file ...
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Preview notes/highlights offset and uneditable
Recently, I have had a problem with highlighting and adding notes in preview. When I highlight, the correct words show up highlighted in the document, but the side panel shows a set of words which is ...
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Can Automator download many generated PDFs from a web page?
I've never used Automator.
Is it capable of "clicking" every link on a web age, clicking the download icon on the PDF that appears in a new tab, then closing that tab? And also to go to the next ...
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Sierra - Image Capture PDF file size too large
Since upgrading to MacOS Sierra, the PDFs I scan with Image Capture are much larger. My typical settings are 8.5x11 size, 300 DPI, "Text". With Yosemite, an average page of text was around 100KB. ...
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Editing a PDF in iBooks OK?
I have a PDF in which every page has an image that is crooked by almost ninety degrees. Not all the same amount of rotation and some are clockwise, while some are widdershins. I don't want to wait ...
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Applescript: Apply mask to an image in Pages
Is this possible? If yes, how?
What I want to do: I want to apply rounded corners to an image (pdf format) which I use in a pages document.
I am searching for a way to automate this process, wether ...
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How do Skim's bookmarks work?
I'm using Skim to add bookmarks my pdfs and have some questions:
Skim seems to have it's own bookmark manager with folders and bookmarks that allow you to open bookmarks inside pdfs that aren't ...
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First page of PDF not visible in Skim when using "Two pages" PDF Display in OS X Sierra
I'm having an issue with Skim since upgrading to OS X Sierra, the first page of a PDF is not visible in "two pages" PDF display mode (the left-hand side should be the first page, but is instead grey):
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Stop Acrobat Pro from opening docs with expanded windows
When I open a PDF file in Acrobat Pro DC (2015 Classic), it opens with a window the size of my 27" monitor. This is not very usable. I'd like to suppress this feature, which was not present on ...
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Having trouble copying text from PDF files
I’m using Mac Yosemite. I am not able to copy text from a PDF document and paste it to other applications. I have tried with both the Google Chrome PDF plugin and Acrobat Reader (v. Acrobat Reader ...
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Automator PDF contact sheet not using all images
I've used Automator to create a service that creates all selected images into a contact sheet. For some reason, the service doesn't want to use all the images; I have a selection of 42 images but only ...
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How to activate TLS 1.0 in Adobe Acrobat on Mac?
I've an issue with filling out an interactive PDF in Adobe Acrobat, so I was suggested to do the following steps in order to fix/activate the authenticate process:
Click on Edit in the Toolbar
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Preview and pdf annotation opacity
I'm running into issues with Preview on 10.10.2 and annotation opacities. Preview seems to not honor opacities set by other programs, and clears all annotation opacities in a file when saving a new ...
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Error when choosing Print > PDF > Mail PDF - document mail PDF damaged or incomplete?
I'm trying to send a document to email as a PDF. To do this you'd normally go to 'Print > PDF > Email PDF' but when I do this I get an error message:
The document mail PDF could not be opened ...
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Preview zooms view when moving document from laptop screen to external monitor
In Preview, when I drag a PDF document from my laptop screen to an external monitor, Preview zooms in the view by a large amount--enough that I have to click the "minus" button a couple of times to ...
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How can I make a standalone app for one PDF book?
I've seen many books or magazines as standalone apps. You download them from the app store as one single app. When you open it, it's just like reading a book or magazine and you can turn the page and ...
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How to merge a big number of JPEG pictures to a filename-labelled merged PDF file in OS X?
I have a large number of JPEG files. Each JPEG file has a name in the format nameX.jpeg.
I want to merge them to PDF such that one JPEG picture is on one PDF page where the name of JPEG is a label on ...
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Keep copy/paste and TOC in PDF converted from ebook?
For research, I often convert non-DRM ebooks to PDF using Calibre. The resulting PDF has a TOC with working links. However, it is not searchable in Preview, and copy/paste results in blank white ...
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Open safari pdf link in acrobat reader,not in ibooks
Using an IPAD - (ios-10)
I have Acrobat Reader on my Ipad
I get emailed alink to a PDF - on a microsoft OneDrive account
Or I get a email link to a PDF
Or - I am on some web site that offers a PDF ...
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a PDF reader which can read notes on PDF
I am looking for a PDF reader on iPhone which can read notes on PDF.
I tried Adobe Reader(see below), which does not work in this way.
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iPad E-Mail Attachments are destroyed on the Exchange account
I have a problem with my ipad Air iOS 7.0.4. When I receive E-Mails on my Exchange account, which contain for example a .pdf, the pdf is destroyed an can't be opend. If I forward the attachment, the ...
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Preview: Opening more than 12 pdf files in new windows
I've noticed that whenever I have 12 or more pdf files open at one time (each in a separate window) and attempt to open an additional pdf, this additional pdf opens in the same window as the pdf on ...
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