Recently, MikeRF/A2 wrote: >Well, maybe I am guilty of not taking my own advice and taking the >time to give Preview a chance. I've just given it some lengthy >experimentation time and I guess for just basic PDF reading Preview >makes for simple, clear and neat page displays. I found that >shrinking the thumbnail size down so the page view scroll panel takes >up less desktop real estate and leaves more for the page being viewed >helps considerably. Try out the Search feature. For me, that is the best thing about Preview. Especially for long documents, manuals, etc. > >My biggest issue, and the same for using it to view pictures or >jpegs, is the lack of any text or image area capture and pasting >ability, aside from entire pages and pics. (Unless I am really >missing something). Sure there's other apps that can do that. But If >I already have something open in Preview and I get the notion to copy >the text or a portion of a picture into something else, having to >reopen it in another app and relocate the text or pic seems >inefficient, if not annoying. Hence the appropriate name, "Preview," >right? It's just for looking. You can copy text, and graphics (as a Picture Clipping) easily from within Preview. It works great. From the Help file:
* To copy text, choose Tools > Text Tool and drag over the text as you normally would. Then choose Edit > Copy. With some PDF files, line breaks are not saved by default when you copy text, so when you paste the text, the lines all run together. * To copy text with line breaks and other graphical elements intact, choose Tools > Text Tool, then press the Option key and drag to select the text. Then choose Edit > Copy. * To select only a portion of text horizontally (for example, to select only one column in a two-column document), choose Tools > Text Tool, then press the Option key and select the text. * To select a portion of the page and copy it as a graphical image, choose Tools > Select Tool and select a portion of the page. Then choose Edit > Copy. You would then paste the copied graphic wherever you want to use it. Another way to do this is to take a screenshot using "Grab," another free Apple app, that gives you the option to save the graphic as a TIFF file. I've found this very handy. --Anna -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
