Good day,
I ve just upgraded to Catalina macOS. Now I face the error "error while printing" only when I print page from Preview as pdf. Other programs work fine with priniing pdf. I can print to my printer from Preview normally, just the pdf is not working.
Thank you
PREVIEW application issue in Catalina 10.15 with supplemental update - SAVE AS PDF ISSUE - opened files in Preview, selected "save as" PDF I get an error message "error while printing" since upgrading to Catalina (including the supplemental update). I've tested various files on my iMac and also on an external hard drive - jpegs, screen shots, scanned documents - ranging from a single image to 23 images opened in Preview>Save As>PDF and always get the same error message "error while printing." Never had this issue before upgarding to Catalina 10.15. I've checked my "permissions" in Finder for example on files on my Desktop and it says "read and write" so I'm assuming it's not a Permissions issue. I've submitted this bug report to Apple Feedback - MacOS. IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING A TEMPORARY FIX: A workaround is to go up to the Preview "File" menu and select "Export as PDF" but note that this reduces the final file size considerably (from a 100MB file of 23 images to 4MB) - so if you need it to remain a high quality image, do not use this. The link to submit feedback is here: https://www.apple.com/feedback/macos.html
Similar discussion thread here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250743000?page=1
Angelo Rota's answer worked for me. Odd bug.
After update of 15 Dec, the trick does not work anymore :~
Hi afaik_,
Do you mean the pdf'ing? (Looking at response to jblanchard1 which is not in this thread)
I'm having the same problem!
Please check out the solution -- it is posted just above your note! Glen
The solution does not work for everybody or always. On a new macbook (fresh, no drivers) the same issue occurs.
I've been using Catalina for a few weeks without this issue, which just happened: I can't print to PDF. Nothing major changed in the last few days except a few small apps added.
I have tried this on a fresh install of Catalina, and it works fine. So tried a re-install of Catalina on my own Mac, and still get the "Error while printing" when trying to send in mail from the print dialog. However, the share button opens a Mail window with the document attached. Try that until there may be a resolution.
Wondering if the Default Printer box is the culprit.
See my response above:
Ta-da! Here's a good work-around. Take a look at this video. (I did not create this video -- just found it on the web):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoYRzpUTnwA
This worked for me. (I wish Apple would fix Preview, but until then...)
Hmmmmm............does your printer list look like this?
Just tried it on my end - 2 different ranges of pages with the document open and no issues.
"error while printing" when printing a document from Preview as pdf or mail
