OS X Mountain Lion: Preview a document before you print

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Preview a document before you print

When you print a document, you may see a small preview in the Print dialog. Or you can view a full-size preview in Preview.

View a small preview in the Print dialog

Use the arrow buttons underneath the preview to scroll through the pages of the small preview in the Print dialog.

When you change an option in the Print dialog, the preview is updated.

View a full-size preview

  1. Open the document and choose File > Print.
  2. Choose “Open PDF in Preview” from the PDF pop-up menu.
  3. To print your document directly from the Preview window, click Print.

For more information about using Preview, see Preview Help, available in the Help menu when Preview is open.

Last Modified: Sep 4, 2015
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