Macbook Pro Preview

Preview User Guide

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You can open PDFs and images in Preview, change how documents are shown in the Preview window, and get information about the files.

Open PDFs and images

You can double-click a PDF or image file to open it by default in Preview. You can also open Preview and select the files you want to view.

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1. In the Preview app on your Mac, choose File > Open.

2. Locate and select the file or files you want to open, then click Open.

   Tip: To open a file you’ve worked on recently, choose File > Open Recent.

To open a document in iCloud Drive, click iCloud Drive in the Finder sidebar, then double-click the PDF to open it. See Use iCloud Drive to store documents.

From the Desktop, you can also select a file or files, then choose File > Open With > Preview.

If you open multiple files at the same time, you can set them to open in the same Preview window or open in tabs.

View PDFs or images

When you open a PDF with multiple pages, you can view thumbnails of all the pages in the sidebar.

1. In the Preview app on your Mac, open a PDF or image that you want to view.

2. Do any of the following:

   • Show thumbnails: Choose View > Thumbnails or View > Contact Sheet.

   • Show a document’s table of contents (if it has one): Choose View > Table of Contents.

   • Close the sidebar: Choose View > Hide Sidebar.

   • Show pages in a continuous scroll: Choose View > Continuous Scroll.

   • Show one page at a time: Choose View > Single Page.

   • Show two pages side by side: Choose View > Two Pages.

   • Scroll pages: Swipe up or down on the trackpad using two fingers.

   • Go to a specific page: Click a thumbnail, or choose Go > Go to Page.

   • Go to the previous or next page: Click the Previous button or the Next button in the Preview toolbar. (If you don’t see the buttons, choose View > Customize Toolbar, then add them.) If your Mac has a Force Touch trackpad, you can accelerate through the previous or next pages by pressing and holding the button, then adding pressure; the more firmly you press, the faster you move through the pages.

Change how thumbnails are shown

If a window sidebar contains multiple PDFs, you may have trouble finding a particular document. You can collapse a PDF’s page thumbnails so you see only the PDF’s filename.

1. In the Preview app on your Mac, open a PDF or image that you want to view.

2. Do any of the following:

   • View thumbnails: Choose View > Thumbnails or View > Contact Sheet.

   • Sort thumbnails: Control-click a thumbnail, then choose an item from the Sort By submenu in the shortcut menu.

     The thumbnails are sorted by file. You can’t sort PDF page thumbnails within a PDF.

   • Change the size of the thumbnails: Choose View > Thumbnails, then drag the sidebar’s separator to the left or right to change the width of the sidebar.

   • Collapse or expand PDF thumbnails: Click the arrow next to the PDF’s filename in the sidebar.

View information about PDFs or images

You can use the Inspector to view information about a document or image, such as file size, the author’s name, and the image resolution.

1. In the Preview app on your Mac, open a PDF or image that you want to view.

2. Choose Tools > Show Inspector, then do any of the following:

   • Get general file information: Click the General Info Inspector button .

   • View keywords: Click the Keywords button . See Assign keywords to a PDF or image.

   • View a list of annotations: Click the Annotations Inspector button . To display an annotation, double-click it. See Annotate a PDF or Annotate an image.

   • View encryption and permission information in a PDF: Click the Encryption button . See Password-protect a PDF.

   • View cropping information in a PDF: When using a selection tool, you can click the Crop Inspector button to view the dimensions of the content you are selecting, and choose a unit of measurement that’s displayed in the Crop Inspector window.

   • View information about an image: Click the More Info Inspector button . See See where a photo was taken

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Zoom in or out

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1. In the Preview app on your Mac, open a PDF or image that you want to view.

2. Do any of the following:

   • Zoom in or out: Choose View > Zoom In or View > Zoom Out. On some trackpads, you can pinch your thumb and index finger closed or open on the trackpad. See Use trackpad and mouse gestures.

   • View the original size of an image or page: Choose View > Actual Size.

   • Zoom to a particular section of an image or PDF: Choose Tools > Rectangular Selection, select the section, then choose View > Zoom to Selection.

   • View a page at a specific percentage of its original size: Type a percentage in the Scale field in the toolbar.

     If you don’t see the Scale field, choose View > Customize Toolbar, then drag the Scale field to the toolbar.

   • Magnify an area in an image or PDF: Choose Tools > Show Magnifier, then move the pointer over the area you want to magnify. To stop magnifying, choose Tools > Hide Magnifier or press the Esc key.

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