Questions tagged [preview]
Apple Preview is a program included with every version of macOS that permits displaying and limited editing of common 2D and 3D files using Apple's Core Image and Quartz frameworks.
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Invisible text selection in Preview 10
Ever since I upgraded my macOS to Mojave, I've been stuck with Preview 10 (an old trick to downgrade Preview to 9 is no longer working). I wouldn't mind, except text selection has now become invisible:...
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Xcode 11: How to enable/fix live Interacting preview option of Xcode (for attached live preview on apple device)? [migrated]
I am trying to get Interaction of my swiftUI interface live on my attached iPad Pro(Running iOS 13) but its not working. It can be seen in screenshot that it is (gray scaled) disabled (in WWDC it was ...
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revert Preview.app behavior to opening new PDFs in sidebar, not new tabs
In some older version of OS X, Preview.app used to open new PDF files as items in the sidebar. It still does this for images. For PDFs, they now only open as separate windows or as separate tabs ...
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MacOS Mojave and Dark Theme - Preview for .png file with transparent background not white
Not surprisingly at all, with MacOS Mojave and Dark Theme OS Mode, Preview displays transparent background with gray. How can I set it to be white only for preview but keeping MacOS Dark Mode ?
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Pasting from clipboard into preview is overwriting existing preview image
Today when pasting an image from the clipboard into Preview it is overwriting an existing working image - instead of creating a new window.
This is not the behavior that I am accustomed to for years ...
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Does there exist a means to use Ranger in iTerm2 and Preview Images with X11 forwarding enabled on an SSH session?
So I am using the ranger terminal application, which is a vi style file browser. I've followed this tutorial to achieve image preview compatibility with the iTerm application. This works very well for ...
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How to force preview to open window in current desktop
I am facing a super stupid problem which is completely killing my productivity.
I have my laptop attached to an external monitor. Desktop 1 is on the laptop and desktop 2 is on the external screen.
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When inserting notes in Preview app, apostrophes become double-byte characters
Whenever I type a word with an apostrophe inside a note that I insert in a PDF document in Preview (i.e. "I'm"), the apostrophe automatically becomes a double-byte character. I have no idea why this ...
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How to change font color of notes made on Preview?
Its possible to add notes in a pdf file with macOS Preview app, by doing:
Tools > Annotate > Note
Or usinng shortcut ctrl+cmd+N.
The note is enclosed by a colored box and its possible to ...
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PDF encoding is changed when downloading it to Mac book from preview mode (browser)
I have found a strange issue that PDF encoding is changed when downloading it to Macbook.
Dowloaded pdf encoding is different from the preview mode (in the browser)
In preview mode and dowloaded pdf ...
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Text markup changes style when I edit it after document re-opening in Preview
I have a pre-set style when I markup PDF documents with text in Preview. This is the default style when I add a new annotation:
As long as I edit the annotation in my current session, it stays the ...
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Can I prevent Preview from automatically resizing its window when using search?
As far as I can tell, Preview seems to be the only macOS app that auto resizes its own window when a the user searches the open document.
Is there any way to prevent Preview from automatically ...
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Preview Not Displaying Closed Files Correctly
One neat thing I like about many programs on OSX was that you could see at a glance which files were open in the program and which files you had recently closed. For example, in TeXShop I can see the ...
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How can I preview an image in its original size?
I have 2 images in a directory and I see from the Get Info that one has Dimensions: 532 × 1051 and size 45KB on disk. The other based on the Get Info has Dimensions: 1440 × 2900 and size 379KB on disk....
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windows pdf highlight, underline, etc come with a square in mac preview?
How to get rid of them in the first place? I mean, I don't want to delete them one by one as in the other threads. I just want to know how to prevent this happening at all(may be has something to do ...
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How to make Preview render PDF docs with crisp fonts on MacBook Air (without Retina Display) in Mojave?
Hi have a Macbook Air (previous model, no retina display). Ever since the Mojave update, Preview renders text in PDF files quite blurry compared to Adobe Acrobat.
For instance, here is a screenshot ...
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What happened to Preview's “Markup.appex”?
There's a Markup app extension in Mojave--it's clearly installed, because I can use it. Where did it go, though? It used to be in /Applications/Preview.app/Contents/Plugins/ in past versions of macOS, ...
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No previews for Desktop files on Mojave [duplicate]
Here is what it looks like (two regular png images which previews were working fine before I upgraded to Mojave). Third one is a folder with custom picture and it was like that on High Sierra too. ...
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“open” command not working after upgrade to High Sierra
After my recent upgrade to High Sierra, the command line command "open" no longer opens much. I have tried it on PDF, PPTX, png. It does work on ascii text files. The 'Preview' app does open if I ...
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Save opened files in Preview as reading list
I am a researcher and I have to keep open multiple sets of PDFs pertaining to different projects. I generally use one window per project with tabbed PDFs.
Is there any way to export the reading list ...
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On iPad or iPhone, how to progress PDF with “Fade” or “Appear” instead of slide-in from right?
The pages of my pdf presentation add incremental changes to the first page. The second page, for instance, consists of the diagram on the first page in addition to a few more lines. This way a complex ...
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issues rendering images when using any icc profile (including apple's default). clipped dark areas. preview/quicklook shows wrong contrast
Firstly: I know this problem has been around and recurrently emerges since around 2014. Many OSs and program updates happened since then. Some solved the problem (cfr. Lightroom version 5.7 that fixed ...
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Does 'Preview' block links pointing to executables?
Does the Preview application which comes native with macOS have a blacklist, which prevents the launch of common executable types (similarly to adobe reader which prevents .exe .js etc. files to be ...
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Open/Show a tightly cropped image in Preview
For a small-ish image that has been opened by Preview it has been placed on a Tab that is the same size (much larger) as the existing tabs.
Is there any way to do either of:
Open the image in a Tab ...
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Is there a keyboard shortcut to open the filename popover menu in Preview, Pages, etc.? [duplicate]
I'm referring to the popover menu that opens when clicking the little down arrow next to the file name in some apps.
I use that extensively—it would be convenient if there were a keyboard shortcut to ...
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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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How do I open a OneDrive file in Preview using Applescript?
How do I open a OneDrive for Business file using Preview using Applescript? I’ve tried this so far:
tell application "Preview" to open POSIX file "Users/myname/One Drive - MySchoolOrCompany/path/to/...
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Opening any LaTeX-made PDF file with a hyperlink or internal link freezes entire computer
After a recent software upgrade, opening almost any PDF file I have freezes the entire computer for 15 seconds. The problem is worse for larger files, but present even for tiny files.
The problem is ...
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Copy columns of tables on web pages
In PDFs in Preview I can select individual columns of tables by pressing the option key while dragging. This selects individual columns like this:
However, pressing the option key while dragging in a ...
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Access fonts available in Pages.app in Preview.app in macOS
I am working on some designs which will also contain some styled text. I'd also add at this point that I am pretty novice with image editing and can do only basic stuff.
I am able to access some ...
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PDF Printing Quality Issues
I am having problems with printing some PDF documents on a 2014 MacBook Pro running macOS 10.14.3.
Most PDF documents print fine (from Preview), and I'm happy with the quality.
Examples are these ...
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Preview shortcuts to select editor tabs by index
I am trying to switch rapidly back and forth between two related Preview tabs (different versions of a research paper). In other applications I would do this by selecting Command-[TabNumber] e.g. ...
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Can I use Preview to make this GIF file size smaller?
Here is a 2.6 MB GIF that I would like to post in a Stack Exchange question. That means it needs to be under 2 MB or 2 MiB (I can't remember which).
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/...
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Importing/Exporting Preview Signatures onto OS X 10.14 Mojave from OS X Sierra
I use a Mac Pro (mid-2010) running on MacOS Mojave (no tracking pads or cameras) and was unable to export signature file from my Macbook Air (mid-2013) running on MacOS Sierra.
I tried the old ...
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need help on font rendering from website to safari, preview and adobe
I am on an iMac with high Sierra 10.13.6. Have been having this issue over multiple os for a long time. When i go to my financial website and view A monthly statement I n safari pop up, the font is ...
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Edit Font Metadata so FontBook will put it in English smart collection?
Some of my third party fonts don't show up in Yosemite Preview's font menu in the toolbox. I'm pretty sure that the only fonts available for Preview to use in annotation have to be in FontBook's ...
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How to change a note background in the preview app from transparent to any other colour?
When I add a note to a highlighted text (right click - Add Note), the background is transparent, which makes it difficult to read because it overlaps with the PDF text (example screenshot below). I ...
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Reduce color richness to reduce file size of an image with Preview.app
In the olden days, I recall using my Mac to reduce the richness of color in an image to reduce its file size and memory usage. I remember switching from millions of colors to thousands of colors.
Is ...
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Preview Markup Options for Shape Fill
Working on a Mac Desktop OS Sierra, want to use Preview to markup a pdf, but need the filled rectangle to be translucent, not opaque. I only see fill, and no fill options on the menu.
Is this ...
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When I set the User Code in the print dialog, the print dialog of Preview app does not work correctly
When I set the User Code in the print dialog, the print dialog of Preview app does not work correctly.
But it works from the other apps (e.g. Google Chrome).
macOS Mojave
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Preview app not working properly in macOS Mojave
After upgrading macOS to Mojave, Preview app is not functioning the same.
I am no longer able to delete, drag & drop or select several files and open in the same window.
Is there a fix for this ...
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Options to Bring Forward/ to Front/ etc are grayed out in Preview
An oval annotation was added to a screenshot in Preview:
As can be seen the options to change the layers from the right-click/context menu popup are disabled. What is needed to make them available?
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Preview.app and text highlight opacity
I am working with a PDF file version 1.7 using Preview.app on my Mac. In the file there is some highlighted text that cannot be seen since the color is completely opaque. What can I do to view the ...
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Is it possible make Preview not enhance thin lines?
Some PDF renderers "enhance" thin lines, i.e. make them thick enough to be clearly visible, no matter how far one zooms out. Other PDF renderers do not artificially thicken thin lines.
Adobe ...
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Keyboard shortcuts for non-menued items Preview?
I am trying to create a keyboard shortcut action for Preview, namely Draw and Sketch. However, they are are the NON-menued items, which means can't get it done in System Preference I see someone done ...
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How to delete an old entry on Preview-App import dialogue
I have an old iPhone 7 which was completely wiped (Following the instructions on https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201351).
The Problem is that this iPhone still shows up on the Import Dialogue in ...
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Is there a tool to simply join 2 pdf pages in one?
It seems a hard to find an answer to such a simple request:
I have a pdf file with 16 pages A4 size. I would like to make a 'spreads' view of it, this means that page 1 and page 16 (cover and ...
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Books - PDF - Preview - Search : “No Results Found”
I recently upgraded from High Sierra to Mojave, and consequently iBooks became Books. I now have an issue with Books which was not present in iBooks.
I have stored many PDFs iBooks. Clicking on one ...
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How to save the selected word to note in Preview App
When I read a pdf document in Preview I want to save a word found in pdf file and save it for example in some note so I could come back for the whole list later on.
The problem is I can't find share ...
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Annotation/Highlight doesn't work in Apple Preview
I have a screenshot. I want to highlight some parts of it. The highlight icon is disabled; the Tools > Annotate > Highlight Text is greyed out.
Why? And how can I highlight easily on my ...
