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Unable to have two PDFs open on a screen in preview

Ever since the last update preview hasn't been allowing me to have two fullscreen pdfs on a screen together with the Always Show Sidebar switched on.

I can only have two fullscreen pdfs on a screen together so long as the sidebar isn't turned on. When I try to turn the sidebar on the screen glitches for a second then the sidebar turns itself off.

When I try to put two pdfs when either one or both have the sidebar turned on they just refuse to go together and sometimes a symbol would pop up indicating that that action isn't possible.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.3

Posted on Mar 15, 2022 11:24 PM

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Posted on Mar 16, 2022 5:56 AM

selene114 wrote:

Ever since the last update preview hasn't been allowing me to have two fullscreen pdfs on a screen together with the Always Show Sidebar switched on.
I can only have two fullscreen pdfs on a screen together so long as the sidebar isn't turned on. When I try to turn the sidebar on the screen glitches for a second then the sidebar turns itself off.
When I try to put two pdfs when either one or both have the sidebar turned on they just refuse to go together and sometimes a symbol would pop up indicating that that action isn't possible.


Preview>Preferences>


make some changes >open files in it's own window...




Preview User Guide for Mac - Apple Support


View PDFs and images in Preview on Mac - Apple Support


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Mar 16, 2022 5:56 AM in response to selene114

selene114 wrote:

Ever since the last update preview hasn't been allowing me to have two fullscreen pdfs on a screen together with the Always Show Sidebar switched on.
I can only have two fullscreen pdfs on a screen together so long as the sidebar isn't turned on. When I try to turn the sidebar on the screen glitches for a second then the sidebar turns itself off.
When I try to put two pdfs when either one or both have the sidebar turned on they just refuse to go together and sometimes a symbol would pop up indicating that that action isn't possible.


Preview>Preferences>


make some changes >open files in it's own window...




Preview User Guide for Mac - Apple Support


View PDFs and images in Preview on Mac - Apple Support


Unable to have two PDFs open on a screen in preview

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