Apple Preview

When creating a multi page PDF, how can I be sure that when the receiver opens the document, it is in thumbnail view so that it is obvious to them it is a multi page document. Many times a recever of a PDF doucment is unaware of other pages if it opens in inline scrolling. Setting preferences and saving as doesn't seem to affect the document. It appears Preview preferences must be set on the receivers end to affect the way the document opens. Am I wrong?

You have no control over the recipient's viewing software.

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Apple Preview: While moving/editing text boxes created by others in a PDF, font color of that text changes for some reason and I don't want it to!!

I have a project where I've given about 10 people 50 PDF files each to mark up in red text, and send back to me. When they send them back, I in turn need to move or edit some of the text boxes they have created in Apple Preview. For about 8 of these 10 people, when I edit their text boxes and/or move them, Apple Preview immediately changes the text color of the red text to black, or to white. How do I get it to stop doing this? Is this a setting I need to have them change on their end? Or can I fix this on my end (preferable)?
Here is a link to such a file:
http://www.4shared.com/dir/rlemQEcJ/_online.html
When you try to move or edit the text "Sollazzo", it changes to black or white. I need it to say red. Thank you for your help!

It doesn't go anywhere in that: that isn't a feed, it's a web page. A feed is a text file in XML format.
Would you like to post the URL of your iTunes Store page?
This page about podcasting includes a basic sample feed so you can see what one should look like, and at the bottom of the page is the method for redirecting iTunes to a new feed.
http://rfwilmut.net/pc

Acrobat Pro XI Mac won't print a .pdf file, but Apple Preview will print correctly

Hello,
I have Acrobat Pro XI for Mac. recently I've run into pdf files that will show the document on screen ok, show up on print preview screen ok, but when I send it to a printer I either get:
1. no printout... the document passes through the printer queue ok, but nothing comes out (no blank paper, nothing). no data seems to even reach the printer/print server. no error. the print job basically vanishes into thin air like the job was never sent
2. prints out with all the characters of a text substituted with squares (again, no error. just prints squares instead of text)
But when I print the same document using Apple's Preview program on the same machine, the file prints out fine.
I experience this problem with two different Macs, with two different OS versions. Again both machines will print the .pdf file fine using Apple Preview, but not with Acrobat Pro XI.
I've searched for this problem, but no one seems to have this problem. I've tried just printing one page, etc., and no difference (won't print, or print wrong using Acrobat, but prints fine using Preview)
the files are typically sent via e-mail from a vendor, or a web downloaded form (invoice, forms filled out. some are secure, some are not). and these are from multiple sources.
Any ideas what might be the problem, and how to fix this?
system:
Mac Pro (early 2008) and MacBook Pro (mid-2011)
MacOS 10.8.4 and 10.6.8 (multiple computers have this same problem)
Acrobat Pro XI, 11.0.04
printer: HP LaserJet 5MP (yes.. old.. but it works) via HP JetDirect + print server on LAN

I just found this solution on another board, I tried it (I removed the same file listed below) and it worked for me....
Safari won’t save or print PDFs: how to fix
:: Tuesday, January 29th, 2013 @ 5:29:46 am
:: Tags: Computers
If Safari won’t save or print PDFs (but views them without any problems), you probably have an Adobe PDF plug-in installed. In Safari, go to Help->Installed Plug-ins and do a search for “PDF.” If you have anything with “PDF” in it other than “WebKit built-in PDF,” that is probably the culprit.
On my computer, the problem was “AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin”. To remove it, I quit Safari, did a Spotlight search (Command-Option space) for that file name, and then dragged it to the trash. When I restarted Safari, I could print and save PDFs again. You can also manually find the plugins by going to the system “Library” folder (the one at the root of your hard disk, not in your user folder) and looking in the “Internet Plug-Ins” folder.
I’m on OS X 10.8.2, running Safari 6.0.2 (8536.26.17).

Create an interactive pdf that works in Apple Preview (and Acrobat Reader)

Hi,
I've created a very large interactive document for a client in InDesign CS6, which has buttons that help the user go to various locations in the doc and back, and have only rollover states on all the buttons. The interactivity works fine in Acrobat Pro, but my client wants it to work in Apple Preview. How do I make it work in Preview? If I can also get it to work in Acrobat Reader that would be a bonus too.
Any help would be very appreciated.
Thanks!
Gary

Thanks Peter and UWE,
Upon further testing, it appears that most of the interactivity seems to be working in Preview now, but some buttons do not show up correctly, whereas most of the others do.
The ones that aren't showing up correctly are primarily on the main Home page. They are all rectangle buttons, with a photographic background in the button and the name of the link to the section on top of the button, like "introduction", "Product", etc. The button itself works in Preview, but the photograph placed in the button doesn't appear, all you see is the name of the the button without the image in the background.
Any clues on how to fix this this?
Thanks

Problems with Apple Preview filled forms and compatibility with Windows?

Anyone else having problems with Apple Preview filled out forms and compatibility with Microsoft Windows after Lion?
I've had it happen recently with two different people, where the data I had entered on a fillable PDF form could not be seen by Microsoft Windows, but I saw my data just fine.
I don't know what version of Adobe Acrobat they were running.
Thanks,
kt

You will get that first message when the document has been changed in a way that invalidates the internal digital signature that's applied when a document is Reader-enabled. Certain changes are allowed (e.g., filling fields, commenting, signing) and will not invalidate the signature, but others are not. The exact cause of the change is often hard to track down, but it can be due to font problems, some type of file corruption, or something that Acrobat/Reader attempts to correct when the file is opened/saved. You will also get the message if the users system time is not correct and is currently set to some time before the document was Reader-enabled. It seems best to use the most recent version of Acrobat to enabled the documents and recent versions of Reader to work with them.
It problem is probably not related to the user using anything in the Sign pane.

Apple Preview and Interactive PDF Issue

Hello all - I'm having trouble with exporting an Interactive PDF for Preview in which the content boxes align and print identical to that of Adobe Acrobat. See below for pictures. The text out of the boxes are on Apple Preview.
Any help in the matter would be appreciated. Thanks!
http://imgur.com/DVjFLGz
http://imgur.com/wEmtEs4

Hey Grant,
thank you so much for your effort. But I have to say that that's not the solution for my problem.
You see my interactive features work perfectly with Adobe Reader 8. But with the Reader 10 it jsut won't work.
I've created a pdf for you to see but I ripped it off all its former content:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/824709/Adobe%20Test.pdf
and here's the .indd file
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/824709/Adobe%20Test.indd
You see, I want the buttons if clicked appear in another state and show a different Picture.
And now it even seems to work. But when I tried it again with all the content the pictures won't change anymore

Apple preview edit menu

I'm trying to use Apple Preview to make notations on a JPG screenshot for a website my company is designing. This used to work great. Now the edit button -- it looks like a pen -- is grayed out so I can't use it. When I click the briefcase button I see a revealed second toolbar with edit tools, but none of them seem to work correctly.

I figured it out, but not how to delete this post! Thanks.

Apple Preview: Suitcase Icon?

I had difficulties to find out what is meant by clicking the suitcase icon in Apple Preview as I found out it is for displaying the toolbar!
Is Apple now selling holiday trips?
You have developed a new user interface design concept for iPhoto (editing).
Why is Apple not using similar UI concepts for other Yosemite applications to make the entire Yosemite concept uniform? Why always re-inventing new UI concepts for each individual application?
THANK you!

Thank you VK.
Probably not, thinking about it. All the same where can the original silver coiled spring be found.
Last seen, it was disappearing in a puff of smoke.

Apple Preview- Change DPI

Is there a way to change the DPI of a photo within Apple Preview? I could also use iPhoto. I'm trying to avoid using Photoshop as it always saves in an Adobe format.
Thanks,
Alexander

Hmmm. Sorry bout that. Perhaps there is not a default way in Preview. This may not be the route you want to go, but I use an amazing program call imagemagick (www.imagemagick.org). It has a command line interface and allows you to do nearly anything you can think of with simple commands.
For you, all you would need to do is open a terminal and type:
'convert filename.tiff -density ### filename.tiff'
Replace ### with your desired dpi and you're set. Again, sorry if this is not what you are looking for, but I just wanted to throw it out there.
-John

Why won't Apple Preview open LR created jpgs

I'm fairly new to LR. I have just processed my first batch of Canon RAW files through LR, printed them to jpg and submitted them to my commercial printer. Everything looked fine. However when I go to Apple Preview to view them, Preview says that they are corrupt or incorrect format. Photoshop has no problem with them.
What is wrong?

I am on Windows and don't see any problem with your bad.jpg using various programs.
Checking the file with an online Exif extraction website:
Jeffrey's Exif viewer
I see a warning about the Costco color profile not being known, which of course a website would know nothing about. I assume you have this color profile installed on your Mac, but have you tried printing to jpg using the sRGB profile? I realize that won't help for your final results of having the Costco profile embedded, but as an experiment to see if the profile is what ColorSync doesn't like.

InDesign to PDF, ok Adobe Reader, bad in Apple Preview

Hello
I have an InDesign file that has been saved as an interactive pdf. There are several .psd files in the document. (selected objects with the surrounding area made transparent).
I have been opening the file in Adobe Reader (on a PC), and didn't realize there was an issue until I opened it on a Mac in Preview. There, all of the psd files have a black box where the transparency should be.
I can't figure out why the file looks different in the two programs. All of my searches have given solutions for printing errors regarding transparency, but I haven't found anything relating to this (an error that is only apparent in one program).
Is this fixable, or just a bug that is out of my control?

Apple's Preview application, not only on MacOS, but also iOS (for iPad and iPhone), is fairly crufty when it comes to fully adhering to the PDF specification. The problem is that of bugs in Preview, not in InDesign's export of PDF.
The workaround is very simply to use Adobe Reader on MacOS and on iOS. Unfortunately, there is nothing Adobe can do about this!
- Dov

PDF or Apple Preview

Hello,
I am looking to get rid of One Drive and go full time with iCloud Drive, but here is my situation every piece of propaganda states you can now save all types of Doc.s in iCloud drive but how to you either preview (look at) pdf files or Apple preveiw files on like your iPad without using so many different apps? Can some one point me in the right direction?
Phil

Many iCloud Drive file types sent as attachments to yourself can be viewed by Quick Look in iOS Mail, including:
• .doc, .docx — Microsoft Word
• .htm, .html — webpage
• .key — Keynote
• .numbers — Numbers
• .pages — Pages
• .pdf — Preview, Adobe Acrobat
• .ppt, .pptx — Microsoft PowerPoint
• .rtf — Rich Text Format
• .txt — text
• .vcf — contact information
• .xls, .xlsx — Microsoft Excel
• .zip — compressed archive file
There is even an "Attachments" mailbox where all messages containing attachments are collected for viewing.
As of yet there is no dedicated iCloud Drive app from Apple. However, there are third-party apps to fill the gap such as the document viewer, file manager, and media player Documents 5 by Readdle.

Lightroom 4.1 exported JPEG files are not recognized by Apple Preview App

I just started using Lightroom 4.1 Trial version (coming from Aperture). I exported JPEG versions of some images using an ICC profile. On my iMac running Lion 10.7.5 the pictures do not show a thumbnail, the file on the desktop just shows "JPEG". I could not open the file with the Preview App, but I am able to open it with DPP (Canon software)? Also the file shows that it has 0 x 0 dimentions when I click Get Info even though it is about 25 Megs in size?
The message I get is
"The file “Edit-739820120223Canon EOS 7D.jpg” could not be opened.
It may be damaged or use a file format that Preview doesn’t recognize."
Does anyone know why this is hapening?
Is it a know issue between Adobe and Apple?
Is there a fix for this?
Thanks for help in advance.

25MB is quite a large filesize for a JPG, and this might be either quite a lot of pixels saved at a very "high" quality (not very much compressed), or it may be an extremely large number of pixels saved with medium compression.
While the technical spec of the JPG format imposes an absolute limit on maximum width and height pixel dimensions, some software employs a lower limit above which it considers the file to be invalid. Different programs, different limits, sometimes.
I have encountered this (for example) with pano stitched images using the full resolution of a large number of component shots - where JPG output could not be made, or if made, could not even be viewed as a whole by my standard image viewer (though TIFF was still OK even at still larger sizes).
If Lightroom has been set to a large printed size AND to a high ppi resolution, it is easy to get into very high numbers and very large output files. One should IMO at least question the utility and benefit of using very high ratios of upsampling from a standard digital photo - which may happen in some cases as a result of using the same output settings regardless, when spreading the same data across both small and large scales. If the file that was imported into LR really does provide an unusually high number of pixels expressing lots of detail, then that will better deserve such a capacious output file. Otherwise, each part of the file may merely show a very highly detailed representation, of a very blurry nothing-much-in-particular.
If the JPG has exceeded the viewer's size limits, a reported width and height of 0 may represent an error message, in effect - not actual reality.
regards, RP

Com.apple.Preview and mf_refimg folders in trash (recovered files) lately

Hi,
Lately I am seeing a recovered files folder in the trash with a bunch of Preview folders titled "com.apple.Preview8909_2118585411 " and the like and also some titled "mf_refimg.29" and the like. All have pictures in them. The Preview folder has a bunch, if not all of the pics I've looked at with Preview lately (maybe yesterday's batch from the camera) and the mf_refimg folders have a graphic I used with Disc Cover, a CD/DVD cover app. Disc Cover is working fine as is Preview. No strange behavior noted in either app other than the OS thinking that Preview still has a pic open after I have closed that pic, which has been a sporadic Preview bug for awhile. All the pics appear to be copies of pics that are happily in the folders they started out in, elsewhere on my computer.
Why is it doing this? I have recently checked the drive using Disk Utility from my install CDs and nothing has been found to be wrong. I had a kernal panic a few days ago but Disk Utility has checked things since and found nothing wrong. (The kernal panic was due to my trying to startup from an external Firewire drive that had 10.4.8 on it. That disk has since been erased and reformatted with no system on it, just the driver so it will appear on my desktop when connected. I haven't used that drive since checking my Powerbook disk with Disk Utility.)
Thanks for any help.
Cheers,
John L
Message was edited by: John Lippincott

Just to add a bit to what Malcolm said--many programs keep temporary files. In Preview's case you'll notice that there is a "Revert" item in the File menu, so if you make changes and then change your mind it can recover the the original. The temp files for Preview are stored in this hidden directory:
"/private/var/tmp/folders.501/TemporaryItems"
Programs are supposed to clean up after themselves when they quit, invisibly getting rid of their temp files, but some programs fail to do this. Preview USED to but no longer does (one of a number of things that got goofed up in Preview when they re-wrote it). When that happens the system itself will do the clean-up next time you restart, and place the temp files into the Recovered Items folder which it deposits in the Trash. Another Apple program that fails to delete its temp files when it quits is SoundTrack Pro (and its garbage can be very large files). Since programs are supposed to automatically get rid of this stuff, when they don't the system assumes the program crashed and that you might want the things back, so puts them in a folder in the Trash so you can sort through and decide if you need or can use them.
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I want to view a PDF file from Right to Left (Japanese page order) in Apple Preview

I want to view a PDF file from Right to Left (Japanese page order) instead of Left to Right (English page order) when I view 2 pages. Does someone know how to do this? I think I was able to accidentally get it to work before, someone please HELP!

Sadly there's no way to do that on apple's Preview.
Adobe reader, however, has this option.

Apple Preview, creating multiple page PDFs

I often need to create multiple page PDF documents by using either existing images or by using a scanner. Is there an easy way to so simply choose multiple files in the finder and right-click "Create PDF from files"?
We have:
- Compress 2 items
- Rename 2 items
- Burn 2 items to disc
How about
Compress items
2
Rename items
2
Burn items
2
Create PDF from items
2
I also noticed that the cover page mostly is full size and the sup pages of the created PDF document contains a white border. Is this the printer margin that is automatically assigned to the sub pages?

Yes, and another automator for opening the sidebar automatically if a PDF contains at least 2 pages.
THANK YOU ... my Apple computer is not dumb.

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