Preview (Save As) in Lion

In Preview before Lion I was able to, for example, open a tiff file and save it as a jpg. This facility has apparently been removed in the new version of Preview under Lion. Does anyone know of a workaround?

You have to use "Duplicate" and then "Save" the duplicate. You will then have the option of changing the format to JPG.
Just be aware that the Lion Preview is pretty buggy. After you "Save" as JPG above, you must close the document and then re-open it if you wish to make any further modifications to it. If you don't, it will revert back to TIFF format.
If you don't need to continue working on the document, you can use the "Export" command too.

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    Lance000 wrote:
    Etresoft - that doesn't seem right - are you sure that Mac's only option is to save a PDF v. 1.3 when there are PDFs that are already at v. 1.7?
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    Generally, I think Apple is aiming for cross-platform support with the widest audience instead of all the advanced features that Adobe wants to throw in. Apple views PDF as legacy print technology. If you need more than what Apple provides, you can always buy Acrobat.
    Here is an old marketing flyer from Adobe showing how much more you would get with Acrobat. It is from the Tiger era but you can see there is a whole lot that isn't implemented. But if you bought Acrobat, you would be in the position Apple doesn't want. You would create and send people PDF 1.7 files and they wouldn't be able to read them. What do you do? Tell them to buy Acrobat? It is a common theme here in Apple Support Communities whenever a new OS version arrives. People everywhere suddenly can't print, read PDFs, or do just about anything PDF related. That is because they had previously download Acrobat and it breaks with each OS update.
    http://blogs.adobe.com/loridefurio/files/loridefurio/applePDF02.pdf

  • DMS document Preview, Save, Print Authorization

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    Under  DOCUMENT _ECL01  able to deactivate those options. By technically we didn't able to control why because its displaying through viewers tools. Checked authorisation object S_GUI but not have fields like  save, save as , control to.
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  • I want my SnowLeopard manual-save back in Lion.

    To Mac OS X Lion Product Manager:
    Here's a list of annoyances and frustrations re Lion autosave:
    I save my work at conceptual checkpoints that make sense to me. When autosave keep saving my files my history gets dirty so quickly that revision history doesn't make sense to me anymore. It's more difficult to get back to a version where I can correlate to my checkpoint.
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    All machines that we do critical work has either battery or UPS. I have not witnessed Mac OS X crash more than once in two years. That said, what do we afraid of? Loosing what exactly? Paranoia, as we see in politics, should not be our motivation.
    The reason I moved away from MS-Windows because it got more and more intrusive over time with the assumption that they need to design an operating system so easy even very naive persons can use it. There is thin line there, when you cross it you start annoying normal people. If you remember human intelligence bell-curve, normal people are the majority. With autosave, I see the a similar pattern in Mac OS X (sad but true). Please don't cross that line or give us an option if you do.
    Because of iWork autosave, I reinstalled my Lion and from scratch and installed iWork with the latest update for SnowLeopard -- without autosave. This time 'Software Update' is keep bugging me, but this is much lesser annoyance that I can live with.
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    Very frustrated Mac lover.
    (I love everything else in Lion.)

    We are all users like you here. There is no guarantee that any of the Apple programmers will read your post. I suggest you leave feedback for Apple for Lion as well as each of the apps you miss Save As… in.
    Also, you posted in the iWork for iOS forum. The better location would be one of the iWork for Mac forums.
    Take a look at this thread for a workable solution.

  • Iphoto not accepting jpeg images saved using Preview "save as"

    I have a number of tiff images on my desktop. Am trying to save them as jpeg images directly into iPhoto using the Preview "save as" function. When I do this, I can find no image in iPhoto. When I "save as" jpeg to my desktop, the jpeg image appears there and I can drag to iPhoto, but this is laborious compared with saving directly. Can anyone help me with this?

    TD, thanks for commenting on this, and I think I see your point--I used the wrong term when I wrote "import". However, in Preview there is what I see to be a "save as jpeg to iPhoto" option. Why is this available if it does not work? Or to take it from another angle--what can you do with this option? In the end, I guess my basic question is: Is there a more direct way to get tiff images into iPhoto from the desktop than saving them first to the desktop as jpeg? Apologies for piling question on question.

  • Scanning with the preview app in mountain lion

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    in lion it used to work properly and it was pretty quick.  with mountain lion it takes like forever to scan one page.
    is it just me?
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    aldo

    hi there,
    thanks.  using the hp softwre is an option and to be honest i havent tried i yet.  the reason is that i prefer preview as it is much better.
    i tried image capture, which is very good but still trhe same issue..
    i hope that there is an update soon.
    thanks again
    regards
    aldo

  • HT2506 Is there anyone else who is having problems printing with Preview since upgrading to Lion OS X?

    Since upgrading to Lion OS X, I have not been able to print any of my documents that were created in Adobe PDF.  All calls to customer support have been a bust.
    When I try to print anything it comes out looking like this:
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    Hi Linc...
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    Still no resolution...
    Linc Davis
    Re: Anyone having problems with Preview since upgrading to Lion OS X?  When using a pdf form that allows multiline text, I am finding that the printing is completely illegible.  The lines are stacking on top of each other. 
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    This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
    Step 1
    The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account.
    Enable guest logins and log in as Guest. For instructions, launch the System Preferences application, selectHelp from the menu bar, and enter “Set up a guest account” (without the quotes) in the search box.
    While logged in as Guest, you won’t have access to any of your personal files or settings. Applications will behave as if you were running them for the first time. Don’t be alarmed by this; it’s normal. If you need any passwords or other personal data in order to complete the test, memorize, print, or write them down before you begin.
    Test while logged in as Guest. Same problem(s)?
    After testing, log out of the guest account and, in your own account, disable it if you wish. Any files you created in the guest account will be deleted automatically when you log out of it.
    Note: If you’ve activated FileVault in Mac OS X 10.7 or later, then you can’t enable the Guest account. Create a new account in which to test, and delete it, including its home folder, after testing.
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    The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login.
    Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Boot in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. The instructions provided by Apple are as follows:
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    Re: Anyone having problems with Preview since upgrading to Lion OS X?  When using a pdf form that allows multiline text, I am finding that the printing is completely illegible.  The lines are stacking on top of each other. 
    Mar 11, 2012 4:13 PM (in response to Linc Davis)
    Did all of that yesterday, with the Apple Representative on the phone, and nope, still a problem...it was kind of exciting, really, they kept going up and up the tiers of support until I got disconnected...Fortunately I had the email address of the gentleman who was helping me so that I could email him back and let him know that we got disconnected...as you might imagine, he still has not emailed me back.  They were able to receive a copy of the form that I use for charting and try it in their facility on their computers, so we know:
    1- it is not just my computer.
    2- it occurred only after installing Lion OS X, not sure if they have tried it on Snow Leopard, but that's what I would have done if I was them...assuming that somewhere in Apple someone has not upgraded to Lion.
    3- it is not just my software.
    I think the problem is with the newer iteration of Preview  not communicating well with the Adobe .pdf.  probably some line of coding that needs to be written and insertedinto their program for multiline text.
    :-)  Thank you for your help!

  • How can I save OS X Lion To SD Memory Card?

    Hi, I was wondering if any of you have been able to save OS X Lion to an SD memory card.  I want to do this but I have no where to start,  How big of an SD card should I use 4GB?  Thank you.
    NNPDX

    So what you  need is a copy of the Lion install files that you extract the Lion InstallESD.DMG file from then burn that to a DVD, USB thumb drive or SD card.
    Those files, the InstallESD.DMG file, do not, does not, exist on your system. You have to download them from the Apple servers and save a copy of them.
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  • How to keep Preview from crashing in Lion?

    I'm really frustrated with Lion on many counts, but today it has stopped my workflow completely.
    I'm doing simple crop, resize in Preview.
    Because of the idiotic elimination of "Save As" and the default change of JPG to PNG, I do this:
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    I am using brand new $2400 iMac 27 with completely stock software and all current upgrades.
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