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    iPhone Suddenly unable to view PDF attachments in mail app

    Hi everyone, All of the sudden I am unable to view pdf files attached in emails within the mail app. I used to be able to just tap an attachment and it would open in a quick view sort of thing. But now when I tap it, I just get the option to choose how to open it. I can save it to Books and...
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    iPhone 11 Pro iPhone 11 Pro Max: color/contrast problems in a camera roll pictures

    Hello! I noticed a weird problem today that never happened to me on all my previous iPhones. I started shooting on pro max and noticed that the final image on a screen in photos app looks somewhat darker, earthier and more contrast than usual. and then I found out that when opening the...
  3. Eagle 20

    Need Help: Editing PDF's, Preview Not Cutting It

    Please forgive me because I don't know the correct terminology to use, and in full (embarrassing) disclosure I'm OCD with ADHD. So this is driving me absolutely crazy! That said, here's the situation... The problem at the moment, I have numerous PDF files. All of which need an arrow and/or text...
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    QuickLook not showing text-like files

    Hi! Really annoying problem. I don't know when or why this started. But a few months ago I noticed the QL would take a lot of time loading to show me a preview something like a 2KB *.txt file. But now, it loads indefinitely. I said "text-like" files because everything else seems to work fine...
  5. Gutti

    Jpeg images will not open in Preview

    Hi there. I just got my new mac with OS Mojave and when I click on jpeg images, they are not opening at all. Preview will not open them. Is there a recommended fix to this? Thanks for any help.
  6. nelly_egdesign

    Preview Issues :: New iMac Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019

    Hi folks, I've just purchased a new iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019). 3.7 GHz Intel Core i5 64 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 Mac Fusion. Radeon Pro 580X 8 GB When I export files as JPEG/PNG at screen resolution maximum quality, then preview them in Preview, they are fuzzy. When I do the same on my old mac...
  7. Del Rei

    Preview in 5K resolution: How to set the window size?

    Hey, guys. I have a "problem". Got the 5K iMac and I use a lot the preview feature (spacebar in medias). But the default size of preview's window is ridiculous big. My 1080p videos are always previewed in a much more large window than it's original resolution, what results in a terrible image...
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    Preview bug with PDF files

    Hi everyone, does someone have the same issue I am experiencing with PDF files? The selection and highlighting of the text is totally random and messed up. With small PDF files it seems to be ok but with large PDF is a mess. Same issue with Mojave and High Sierra on two different machines, both...
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    HELP! Preview app is underlining when it should be highlighting

    Hey all, I'm looking for some help. For some reason my Preview app (macOS 10.14.3) will underline text when I tell it to highlight text. This happens no matter if I use the keyboard shortcut for highlighting text or go to Tools>Annotate>Highlight Text in the menu bar. No matter which way I...
  10. fupless

    Preview PDF Sticky Note Annotation Changes

    Hi So as a student I commonly take notes on PDFs through Preview on the Mac by using the sticky note function. Previously before the most recent update the note would expand to the size of the total text and most of the note could be viewed without scrolling. Now however, the size of the...
  11. maverick28

    Is it possible to enable preview in an older iBook Author?

    I downloaded the latest iBook Author for Mavericks. I have iBA on High Sierra but I hate it to work in it entirely, so I mostly work in Mavericks. A one problem is that the option to preview is greyed out and it requires the most up-to-date version. My question would be are there some...
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    Help! Lost my preview app

    Hi guys, I think I have accidentally deleted my Preview.app on my MacBook pro while I was cleaning it. I am freaking out cause I could not find it anywhere in my computer or online. Could somebody please send me Preview.app because I don’t have the installation disc(second-hand MacBook) Thank...
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    GPU & CPU preview?

    What are these two settings responsible for in View command in IlluCC?
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    2018 Macbook Air Signature Capture via Camera (Preview/Markup) Not working

    Like the title says, my 2018 Macbook Air cannot capture a signature written on white paper via the camera using the Preview app (markup). The 2018 is a replacement for my 2011 11" i7, which can capture the signature just fine. I tried different pens differing in line width, lighting, and so...
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    Preview is displaying images as blank inside PDFs

    As you can see in the image below, the image is missing from the page. Only some of the images are missing. The file used to work fine before updating to mojave (worked fine in high sierra). This happens with other files as well, they're mostly big PDFs (<200 MB). So far I've tried to: delete...
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    Has Finder QuickLook for JPGs improved in Mojave?

    Have been having issues with JPG QuickLook Finder previews since I got this laptop early this year (Macbook Pro 2017 15" 2.9 GHz currently on 10.13.4). Updated the OS several times from the version that came stock without any results. Was able to drastically reduce .CR2 preview load times with...
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    Auto-Save and file Versions in High Sierra

    I recently upgraded from 10.7 Lion to 10.13 High Sierra. In Lion, I was using the following Terminal commands: (For Preview) defaults write -app 'preview' ApplePersistence -bool no (For TextEdit) defaults write -app 'textedit' ApplePersistence -bool no defaults write -app textedit...
  18. Sovon Halder

    macOS How hard can this be ?

    To create a mac app that shows the window preview of open windows on mouseover on dock's app icons. I know HyperDock does it among other things. But in my usage I found it to be buggy and importantly it's not free. Window preview is a very important utility for me personally and I would very...
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    Spinning Wheel When Printing From Preview

    Hey guys. Whenever I print anything from the Preview app, I get the spinning wheel of death for about 10-15 seconds then it finally prints. I do not know why this is happening. I am using a 2016 MacBook Pro 15 inch with version 10.13.4. Any ideas?
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    Preview can't save images with highlight annotation

    I've come across this bug on both my Macs, and it seems pretty easy to reproduce. Is anybody else having this issue? 1. In Preview, open a screenshot you've taken (or really any image). 2. in the Markup Toolbar, select Shapes. Add a highlight mask to the image (bottom left item in the...