PDF import to Pages in Snow Leopard

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PDF import to Pages in Snow Leopard

Hi. In Leopard it was possible to import several pages from a PDF via thumbnail sidebar (Shift D) with drag’n’drop in a new Pages Layout. This function seems to be killed in Snow Leopard... . Anybody here with the same problems? Regards, Mactheny.

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MacBook Pro Core2Duo 17", Mac OS X (10.6), CinemaDisplay 23"

Posted on Sep 18, 2009 11:49 AM

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Answer 1

Sep 18, 2009 6:22 PM in response to Mactheny

You always had to drop them in individually.

What exactly is happening when you try it?

Peter

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Sep 18, 2009 11:56 PM in response to PeterBreis0807

When you have a multilateral PDF, open the thumbnail sidebar (Shift D). Try to drag
one of the pages from the sidebar into a Pages layout. This was working under Leopard. In
Snow Leopard I have to generate a single PDF for every page from the multilateral PDF in
order to import them.
I guess, this is quite a retrograde step regarding layout workflow!

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Sep 19, 2009 12:12 AM in response to Mactheny

I haven't had a chance to test this in Snow Leopard, I will as soon as I can.

My disappointment with many things Apple has done in the last 10 years has been just how many retrograde steps there have been. I really can not see why they are necessary. It leaves little to look forward to in new versions.

It feels like the noose is tightening on designers and is getting to point where it is hard to breathe.

Peter

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Sep 19, 2009 12:20 AM in response to PeterBreis0807

It feels like the noose is tightening on designers and is getting to point where it is hard to breathe.

You breathing is so loud that it can be heard from Brisbane half way round the world to Brønshøj -:)

/hh

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Sep 19, 2009 12:48 AM in response to PeterBreis0807

Snow Leopard should be an upgrade. But why must die all the good small features like above for »Grand Central Dispatch« etc. ... ? Have you already tried to merge two single PDFs to a new one in Preview? Canceled in Snow Leopard!

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Sep 19, 2009 2:08 AM in response to Henrik Holmegaard

Henrik

That's the 2nd time you have assumed I am a Brissie Banana Bender! 🙂

Here's a clue. When they talk they add an Ay! on everything, bit like the Canadian Eh!

Peter

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Sep 19, 2009 12:04 PM in response to Mactheny

Mactheny wrote:
Have you already tried to merge two single PDFs to a new one in Preview? Canceled in Snow Leopard!

It is not gone in Snow Leopard. Preview can display more than one PDF in a single window. Depending on where you drag thumbnails, you can combine separate documents into one window, or combine several PDFs into one document. This can be done page-by-page or entire documents can be merged.

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Sep 19, 2009 11:17 PM in response to Mactheny

What Apple taketh away it also giveth.

In Snow Leopard, they did fix the drag from pdf thumbnail to Desktop.

You used to just get a bitmap snippet.

Now you actually get a pdf file. They can be contiguous or non-contiguous, just hold down the command key and click on all the pages from the pdf you want.

Peter

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Oct 20, 2009 1:03 AM in response to Mactheny

I had the same problem yesterday, googled it and it led me here. Appears to have no way around it except for generating a single PDF for each page. Quite a hassle when you have a lot of pages, as I have discovered this morning.

Made me regret a little upgrading to Snow this last weekend.

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