Another problem with Preview 6.0.1 on OS 10.8

[DanSandbergUCONN]

Hello All -

I used to be able to drag a single page of one pdf into the end of another pdf to append to it. Now when I do that it wants me to save 2 documents. Is there a way to do this (or to save multiple pdfs that are displayed in one preview GUI into one pdf document?)

(Note: the reason I say 'another' problem with Preview is that I've had several other issues with this release of the app. One of which is that the insert hyperlink tool has mysteriously disappeared. Its kind of frustrating to revert to my old MacBook to use the old Preview app.)

Thanks all and happy new year.

[benwiggy]

You can still do this, but you just need to make sure that the incoming PDF is before the dividing line after the last thumbnail.
AFAIK, the behaviour hasn't changed from Snow Leopard, when the ability to display multiple documents in the Thumbnails column was introduced.

It's pretty easy with multi-page documents; but probably a bit tricky if you're adding to a 1-page document.

[chabig]

Quote: Originally Posted by DanSandbergUCONN I used to be able to drag a single page of one pdf into the end of another pdf to append to it. Now when I do that it wants me to save 2 documents.

Drag onto the top of the page icon to add the page. Then, as benwiggy said, subsequent drags need to be above the dividing line.

[dandj]

To recover all "lost" functionality, roll back to Preview 5.5.2 for Mountain Lion, see here.

[DanSandbergUCONN]

Thanks all. And yes, I am appending to a one-page document. I suppose I could create a BS 2 page pdf, add pages in between the two pages, save the pdf, then chop off the first and last page....

[chabig]

Quote: Originally Posted by DanSandbergUCONN Thanks all. And yes, I am appending to a one-page document. I suppose I could create a BS 2 page pdf, add pages in between the two pages, save the pdf, then chop off the first and last page....

That makes no sense. Just drag and drop. It works.

[DanSandbergUCONN]

Quote: Originally Posted by chabig That makes no sense. Just drag and drop. It works.

Sorry if I was unclear. I'd like the ability to drop certain individual pages from different pdfs into a new pdf. The individual pages may need to be at the beginning, middle, AND THE END of the new pdf. As the other users pointed out, if I drop a page at the end of the pdf then preview thinks it is two documents. That is what I meant when I said that two blank pages could serve as markers so that all pages subsequently dropped between them would be one document.

Thanks again for all the help.

[chabig]

Quote: Originally Posted by DanSandbergUCONN I'd like the ability to drop certain individual pages from different pdfs into a new pdf.

Preview allows this already.

Quote: Originally Posted by DanSandbergUCONN ...if I drop a page at the end of the pdf then preview thinks it is two documents.

This is subtle...try again, but instead of dropping it at the end, drop it on top of the last page. That will add it to the document. You will end up with just one open document, not two. To help, look for the line underneath the last thumbnail. Drop above the line, not below. I found a great video that shows it clearly:

http://macmost.com/merge-pdf-documen...h-preview.html

[DanSandbergUCONN]

Quote: Originally Posted by chabig This is subtle...try again, but instead of dropping it at the end, drop it on top of the last page.

AHHHH now I got it. Its always the little things that are most complicated. Thanks chabig

[chabig]

Yeah. This is really cool when you understand the subtlety, but I'd hate to have to explain it to my girlfriend. I knew words wouldn't explain it clearly so I searched for and found that video, which was pretty good.