Can't export in Address Book and in Preview

I can't use the command 'Export' or 'Export as PDF' from the menu in Address Book and in Preview.
If I go to another user on my computer that seems to be no problem.

Please take each of the following steps until the issue is resolved. After each step, log out, log back in, and see whether there's an improvement. Back up all data before making any changes.
Step 1
If possible, open the General pane in System Preferences and set the Highlight color to one of the built-in presets. If it's already set, change it to a different one, then change it back. You may be unable to do this because System Preferences crashes or freezes.
Step 2
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
defaults delete -g AppleHighlightColor
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window by pressing the key combination command-V. I've tested these instructions only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, you may have to press the return key after pasting.
Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign (“$”) to appear.
Step 3
Do as in Step 2 with this line:
mv L*/P*/.GlobalPreferences.plist Desktop/GlobalPreferences.plist
A file named "GlobalPreferences.plist" will appear on the Desktop.
Log out and log back in. Test. If the problem is resolved, you'll need to recreate some of your settings in System Preferences. You can then delete the file on the Desktop. Otherwise, you can reverse the above action by entering the following command in the same way as before:
mv Desktop/GlobalPreferences.plist L*/P*/.GlobalPreferences.plist
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