Why no .png thumbnails?

My Bridge CS5 doesn't display the .png thumbnails. They show up as generic symbols. How do I get the thumbnails to display?

First, make sure the files have the ".png" extension.
Then go to the Tools menu in Bridge and purge the cache for the offending folder(s). DO NOT use the global purge cache command in Bridge preferences.
If that doesn't fix it, hold down the Option key as you launch Bridge and check the appropriate box(es) to reset Preferences.

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This was an issue in 2006 with iPhoto 5 (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2755904&#2755904). I was hoping for a fix but apparently iPhoto is not destined to handle png thumbnails correctly.

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Bridge CS4 doesn't display PNG thumbnails?

I just did a reformat, and this time round my bridge isn't displaying .png thumbnails. Have emptied caches and reset preferences to no avail. Help? Thanks

I just did a reformat, and this time round my bridge isn't displaying .png thumbnails.
Could you be a bit more specific about what OS system you are using, what your exact version of Bridge is and what you mean with doing a reformat, does that mean a whole new system on a completely new formatted disk (and what type of formatting did you use for that) etc.
And did you already try to select a PNG file and use right mouse click to purge cache for selection.
Does the PNG icon appear or is it a white thumb?
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Why do the thumbnails not reflect changes I make to pages?

I am working on a pdf in Acrobat DC.
I am working on a page with all the layers hidden.
So the thumbnail is blank
When I show a layer it appears on the page.
The thumbnail however does not change.
Why do the thumbnails not reflect changes I make to pages?

Hi Jules,
The behavior is same in Acrobat 11 as well. The thumbnails do not get refreshed till you close the document and reopen.
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In Pages 5, why are page thumbnails different sizes?

So I'm using 5. And I must say I think it's brilliantly done after a long period of ******** about it. I guess I'm not asking of it anything it doesn't provide and what it does it does very well - though I'm puzzled by the behavior of selecting text via the keyboard.
Anyhow, that's not my question. I'm working with a long text document. I notice that as I work the page thumbnails become different sizes. It's subtle but it's clearly intentional. I reckon it's trying to tell me something but I don't know what. Haven't been able to find any info in the manual and was wondering if any of you clever people here might know. Thanks.

This is what I meant about how rude you are though. Your answer DOESN'T EXPLAIN ANY OF THE BEHAVIOUR myself or the other person were reporting. The only assumption that I can make is that you posted here for the sole purpose of implying that we are both mistaken or stupid.
How is this helpful at all?
How do you have 32,485 points when you are obviously more concerned with insulting people than helping them out? It puts the lie to the whole idea of "Apple Support Communities."
Also, I specifically informed you that your comments were insulting and unhelpful and politely requested you not post on this thread anymore or at least until you had some kind of actual information, yet here you are. Posting again, with no content other than the implied insult.
I'm not stupid. I know what a section break is, I know what a page break is. I'm a writer who has used innumerable word processing programs over the years and have been an IT worker for 10 years now.
I have a Pages document. It has no (or only one depending on your point of view), section(s). It has page breaks only. The pagination is set to start at "1" on the first page and proceed normally to the end of the document (300 or so pages). I am using Pages 5.5.2 on a brand new iMac. I have NONE of the previous or older versions/types of Pages on my computer.
The pages thumbnails on the side, do actually CHANGE SIZE randomly as I am editing the document. These differing sizes are NOT CORRELATED WITH THE BEGINNING OR ENDING OF SECTIONS. These size changes are also NOT CORRELATED WITH THE PAGE BREAKS (in case you were about to argue the similarity of page breaks and section breaks). As I work through the document and scroll up and down editing here or there, the size of the thumbnails RANDOMLY CHANGE SIZE. Sometimes this is correlated with me working on a section, sometimes I can work on a section and no change happens at all. The thumbnails that change size often change back again when I scroll back to them later on.
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Why are you even here if you don't want to actually HELP anyone?
To anyone else reading this: I am having a real bad time with this fellow who is just the most insulting person I have met for a while, however many of my posts about him are being deleted. If anyone knows (including the mods of this forum) of the proper way to REPORT or get rid of a troll/abuser like him on Apple Support Communities or a place to report his behaviour, please let me know.

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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Zoom_text_of_web_pages
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Bridge CS3 not displaying .PNG thumbnails

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Could you specify on that, meaning also purge cache for selection. Using
tool menu-cache, use the filter menu to select only PNG files for faster
approach.
And you may not like this but using a more then 3 year old app on a new
(intel based and 64 bit OS system) might also not be the best route. CS5 is
just out now and rebuild for 64 bit systems like Snow Leopard is.
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Jamie P:
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