

#MAC APP FOR READING PDF#
See Crop or rotate a PDF in Preview on Mac.

View cropping information in a PDF: When using a selection tool, click the Crop Inspector button to view the dimensions of the content you’re selecting, then choose a unit of measurement that’s displayed in the Crop Inspector window. View encryption and permission information in a PDF: Click the Encryption Inspector button. To display an annotation, double-click it. View a list of annotations: Click the Annotations Inspector button. View keywords: Click the Keywords Inspector button. Get general file information: Click the General Info Inspector button. 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.Ĭhoose Tools > Show Inspector, then do any of the following: (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. Go to the previous or next page: Click the Previous button or the Next button in the Preview toolbar. Go to a specific page: Click a thumbnail, or choose Go > Go to Page. Scroll pages: Swipe up or down on the trackpad using two fingers. Show two pages side by side: Choose View > Two Pages. Show one page at a time: Choose View > Single Page. Show pages in a continuous scroll: Choose View > Continuous Scroll. Show a document’s table of contents (if it has one): Choose View > Table of Contents.Ĭlose the sidebar: Choose View > Hide Sidebar. Show thumbnails: Choose View > Thumbnails or View > Contact Sheet. In the Preview app on your Mac, open a PDF or image that you want to view. Most popular app examples include Kindle, iBooks, and MarginNote. Luckily, all the best book apps are available on Mac for less than the price of a single magazine. When you open a PDF with multiple pages, you can view thumbnails of all the pages in the sidebar. Reading could be a truly educational experience, which in turn could elevate the quality of your reading material.
