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So odd ... the regression of usability in the 'Preview' app in recent OSX ... (EDIT: nevermind ... was mis-remembering ...)

by rsync 4y ago

ulfw 4y ago
No idea what you mean. I'm on Ventura (13.1), just opened Preview and under File there's still 'Export as PDF' alive and well.
- rsync 4y ago
  You're right - I am not sure what I was (mis)remembering ... However, I note that "export to pdf" is grayed out for a file that is already a PDF ... which I don't remember being the case ...
  - jffry 4y ago
    It's also grayed out when looking at a PDF on 12.6.2 Monterey but maybe it was how you remember it earlier on?
  - mynameisvlad 4y ago
    Why would you want to export a PDF as a PDF? What could that possibly achieve? Just… use the existing file.
    - rsync 4y ago
      I export a pdf as a pdf all the time ... You receive a non-editable pdf ... you use the textbox and signature tools in Preview.app to mark it up and sign it ... and then you export it as a pdf to send back. How else would I complete that workflow ? Genuinely interested ...
      - mynameisvlad 4y ago
        You… literally press save. Preview lets you save any annotations to PDFs and images it supports. It’s literally as easy as pressing Cmd-s. If you really want to save it as a different file, use Preview’s duplicate feature to save it as a new file. If you want to make the file you’re editing non-editable/flattened, then you can use macOS’s built in print dialog which lets you natively save to PDF. This isn’t a Preview feature per-we, but it is system wide. This seems to have not been possible before and changed in Big Sur: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252703055 https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252703055 And Apple’s guide considers Save and Export to PDF to be the same function: https://support.apple.com/guide/preview/annotate-a-pdf-prvw11580/mac https://support.apple.com/guide/preview/annotate-a-pdf-prvw1...

So odd ... the regression of usability in the 'Preview' app in recent OSX ... (EDIT: nevermind ... was mis-remembering ...)

by rsync 4y ago

So odd ... the regression of usability in the 'Preview' app in recent OSX ... (EDIT: nevermind ... was mis-remembering ...)

ulfw 4y ago

No idea what you mean. I'm on Ventura (13.1), just opened Preview and under File there's still 'Export as PDF' alive and well.

rsync 4y ago
You're right - I am not sure what I was (mis)remembering ... However, I note that "export to pdf" is grayed out for a file that is already a PDF ... which I don't remember being the case ...
- jffry 4y ago
  It's also grayed out when looking at a PDF on 12.6.2 Monterey but maybe it was how you remember it earlier on?
- mynameisvlad 4y ago
  Why would you want to export a PDF as a PDF? What could that possibly achieve? Just… use the existing file.
  - rsync 4y ago
    I export a pdf as a pdf all the time ... You receive a non-editable pdf ... you use the textbox and signature tools in Preview.app to mark it up and sign it ... and then you export it as a pdf to send back. How else would I complete that workflow ? Genuinely interested ...
    - mynameisvlad 4y ago
      You… literally press save. Preview lets you save any annotations to PDFs and images it supports. It’s literally as easy as pressing Cmd-s. If you really want to save it as a different file, use Preview’s duplicate feature to save it as a new file. If you want to make the file you’re editing non-editable/flattened, then you can use macOS’s built in print dialog which lets you natively save to PDF. This isn’t a Preview feature per-we, but it is system wide. This seems to have not been possible before and changed in Big Sur: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252703055 https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252703055 And Apple’s guide considers Save and Export to PDF to be the same function: https://support.apple.com/guide/preview/annotate-a-pdf-prvw11580/mac https://support.apple.com/guide/preview/annotate-a-pdf-prvw1...