I love preview and this post covers a number of cool features but I can't help but be extremely frustrated by not only getting a (presumably) newsletter signup without any interaction but also the sheer gall to pop this [0] without a single bit of information as to what you are signing up for. Not title, no description, just "Give us your name and email". I hate these popups to begin with but this takes the cake.
Preview, the Mac app people forget about
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Re: Preview, the Mac app people forget about
#22Preview is one of those essential things that sets macOS apart from the other operating systems, and contributes to that “Mac has good UX” vibe. Last time I opened the Windows equivalent, it tried to sell me on Microsoft’s PDF-alike format… and asked me to connect Office365. Another tiny macOS feature I love is that you can drop a file icon on any Open or Save dialog to select the file in the dialog. On other OSs, th…
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Re: Preview, the Mac app people forget about
#23I've used preview to sign hundreds of PDFs and love showing people that little feature that is invaluable.
I recently discovered that the signing feature can use an associated iPhone or iPad (with stylus!) as the signing device where you write your signature.
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#24Still don't know how to preview all photos in for example "downloads"
Osx UX is a messsssss
Re: Preview, the Mac app people forget about
#25Still don't know how to preview all photos in for example "downloads" Osx UX is a messsssss
Just import it to Photos and send all of your images to SQLite hell!
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#26People also forget that you can use Preview to scan documents from your scanner rather than using whatever shitty software came with yours. Also, Preview > File > Import from iPhone > Scan Documents gives you a virtual scanner instead of having to install one of those "scanner" apps on your phone. Its built into your iPhone already! I also use it frequently to change image file types. You can also make a digital vers…
If you want to scan a document and have an iphone handy, you can also right click in Finder and "Scan document... from iPhone". It opens a UI on your phone that I've never seen before, and "scans" (photographs) pages of a document.
When you're done the results end up in a new PDF wherever you clicked.
Re: Preview, the Mac app people forget about
#27Preview - the app that made my mother ask me countless of times how to merge PDFs (and still does)
Re: Preview, the Mac app people forget about
#28People also forget that you can use Preview to scan documents from your scanner rather than using whatever shitty software came with yours. Also, Preview > File > Import from iPhone > Scan Documents gives you a virtual scanner instead of having to install one of those "scanner" apps on your phone. Its built into your iPhone already! I also use it frequently to change image file types. You can also make a digital vers…
If you want to scan a document and have an iphone handy, you can also right click in Finder and "Scan document... from iPhone". It opens a UI on your phone that I've never seen before, and "scans" (photographs) pages of a document. When you're done the results end up in a new PDF wherever you clicked.
Ah I just added this to my comment as you were typing it up. I've used this feature a lot too. Works well.
Re: Preview, the Mac app people forget about
#29Still don't know how to preview all photos in for example "downloads" Osx UX is a messsssss
Select them then open them? Or select, right click, open with.
I suspect I’m missing your point somehow?
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#30Still don't know how to preview all photos in for example "downloads" Osx UX is a messsssss
You have quite a few options. Switch to Icon view and enlarge the icons, switch to Gallery View, or use Quicklook:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201732
https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/change-view-options...
https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/view-and-edit-files...