Thanks for that tip Paul but 10 minutes of playing with 2 separate pdfs I have failed to create one combined pdf. I can drag and drop (icon of 2nd pdf) into sidebar but then I don't have the option to Save As only Save a Version or Duplicate (which reverts the pdf to just a single page). So a bit foxed at the moment. Nick On 28 Aug 2011, at 12:37, Paul Owen wrote:
> It is still possible to combine PDF documents in Lion Preview, I did it > yesterday. Although the exact procedure has slightly changed. > > Open one document in Preview – make sure the sidebar is visible (Thumbnails > view) > > Drag the icon of the PDF file you wish to add into the Thumbnails view – the > trick is to be very careful where you drag & drop it, you can place it in the > middle of the existing open PDF or on the end – e.g. if you want it on the > end be sure to drop it ABOVE the dotted line that will appear at the end of > the existing pages before you release it, then save as. Otherwise it will > just open the second PDF without combining the two. > > Paul Owen > > From: Nicholas Holt <[email protected]> > Reply-To: <[email protected]> > Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 11:08:44 +0100 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [sussex_mug] No Active Links in PDFs created in Preview? > > Another 'problem' (at least until I have found the answer) is that whereas on > my iMac running 10.6.8.1 I can combine 2 pdfs and then Save as a new > document, that doesn't so far seem to work in Lion. > Have a Genius Bar app tomorrow and will hopefully get an answer then (and > will ask about your problem Tony if no answer has been forthcoming in the > meantime). > Nick > On 28 Aug 2011, at 09:10, Tony Crooks wrote: > >> >> A MacinTouch reader highlighted that Preview in Lion doesn't have active >> links in PDF documents. I checked this by 'printing' some different sources >> - web pages, emails, etc. - to PDF and viewing in Preview and sure enough >> the links weren't active. Older PDF documents created prior to Lion do have >> active links. >> >> Anyone else noticed this or is something amiss on my system? >> >> -- >> Tony Crooks >> ---------------------------------- >> 53 Mendip Avenue • Eastbourne • BN23 8HP >> Mob: 07590508079 > Tel: 01323-460789 >> <mailto: [email protected]> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
