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preview does not display PDF correclty

Preview does not display PDF correctly. Lines of text are missing.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jul 15, 2020 4:41 AM

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Posted on Jul 15, 2020 5:10 AM

If you install the current Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, does the PDF display properly?


Apple's Preview is not keeping pace with changes to the evolving PDF standard, and there is PDF content that it does not handle well, or at all. Adobe, on the other hand, can and does ensure that its referenced PDF reader is current with the PDF specification.

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Jul 15, 2020 5:10 AM in response to mncbrg

If you install the current Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, does the PDF display properly?


Apple's Preview is not keeping pace with changes to the evolving PDF standard, and there is PDF content that it does not handle well, or at all. Adobe, on the other hand, can and does ensure that its referenced PDF reader is current with the PDF specification.

preview does not display PDF correclty

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