Questions tagged [preview]
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View list of embedded fonts in PDF file with Preview
In Acrobat Reader I can go to File > Properties to see all the metadata for the open PDF file: the program that created the document, author information, embedded fonts, etc.
OS X's Preview can also display metadata, albeit a more limited subset…
Andrew
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Getting Mac OS X applications to close after last window closed
I know it's just a pet peeve, but I hate it that Mac OS X's Preview.app stays open when it has no windows open. Is there any way to make it close when its last window is closed?
Since I don't see any option inside Preview to make that happen, I…
wfaulk
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on Mac, how to export pdf for certain pages
on Mac, how to export pdf for certain pages.
For example, I have a pdf file for 40 pages, I just want to export page 10 and 11.
Can anyone help me?thnaks
Andy Leman
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Can't see PNG previews in Windows 7?
I´m using Windows 7 x64. I can see the .jpg, .gif, etc. preview thumbnails but if .PNG, I only see the generic image, and not the image preview like in the other formats.
What can I do to fix this?
Edgar
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Force view text file instead of download in Firefox?
Often times I'll click on a random link to a .sh or .py or .cpp or ... file in Firefox, and all I want is to view the code. I don't have a Firefox handler set up for every text file extension under the sun, and I don't want to have to. Is there an…
davr
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Why are my pdf pages temporarily blurry in Preview?
I am using Preview to display a 1MB pdf file that contains a presentation. OS X High Sierra.
At each page/slide, the image is blurry for about one second, before it gets sharp (correct). I have found this discussion about this problem.
I do not…
Karlo
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Open two instances of the same PDF in Mac OS X Preview
I have a file example.pdf, where the key to exercises in the top part of the document are posted at the end. Hence, I want to open two instances of this file, so that I can put the window with the answers next to the one with exercises.
A possible…
Milo Wielondek
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Color coded Windows 7 Preview Pane?
Customizing what files you can preview is cool, but is there a way to create a custom preview extension to add syntax highlighting? I have many .h, .c, .cpp, .cs and .java files on my windows machine and it would be nice to have the syntax…
slf
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How to enable automatic LaTeX math preview in org-mode/Emacs?
I am using org-mode 8.0, Emacs 24.3, Auctex 11.87, in Windows.
I was able to use LaTeX preview functions in org-mode files by pressing Ctrl + X, Ctrl + C, Ctrl + L. However, I think it would be more useful if the math preview can be done…
shelper
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How do I enable the Windows 7 taskbar hover preview?
In Windows 7, when you hover over an application in your task bar, a preview is generated showing the contents of the application window.
Another option just displays the names of the windows.
Somehow, I've turned off the preview and it only…
y0mbo
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Windows 7 64-bit PDF thumbnails problem
I cannot see thumbnails of PDF files on Windows 7 64-bit. Is there any solution to this problem?
mokaymakci
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How to make Windows 10 taskbar thumbnail previews bigger?
The window previews in Windows 10 are too small to make any informed decisions. How can I increase the size of the thumbnail preview?
Note: This is not a duplicate of Is there any way to make taskbar icons bigger in Windows 10? which is about…
KyleMit
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OS X: How to perform a lossless crop of a JPEG image?
I'm looking for a simple way to losslessly crop JPEGs on Mac OS X.
Particularly, is there some way to get Preview to perform a lossless crop?
GJ.
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Disable smooth scrolling in Preview in Lion
Smooth scrolling in Lion's Preview application sucks. Pressing the Page-Down key too quickly leaves you waiting for Preview to catch up to your position.
The only way I can find to turn this off is to switch from "Continuous Scroll" to "Single…
nevan king
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Preview on macOS doesn’t open multiple PDF files in one window anymore?
Preview used to open multiple PDFs in one window - by selecting multiple files in finder, you could right-click and open all of them together. This was particularly useful to 1) get a total page count of all documents combined and 2) Be able to…
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