Photos get the message unsupported file type

I am trying to add some pictures into Photo. These are older pictures and are pdf's. Even though I have changed the file names, I continue to get the message "unsupported file type." What am I doing wrong?

iMac 27″, macOS 12.7

Posted on Mar 9, 2024 3:55 AM

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Yer_Man

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Mar 9, 2024 4:20 AM in response to Shelby1975

Open the pdfs in Preview and export them a Jpegs. Try import those.

Shelby1975 Author

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Mar 9, 2024 6:31 AM in response to Yer_Man

It worked! Thank you so much!

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