Suddenly I can't delete pages in a Preview document

Never happened before = I have a pdf download which opened in Preview but although I select a page or two in the item [side thumbnail] it won't delete =-= going under Edit or using the delete key.

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Posted on May 2, 2024 11:25 AM

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May 2, 2024 12:29 PM in response to Victoria Herring

Victoria Herring wrote:

No this is from one source but your thoughts help me == it's not locked but I'll check into it = it's not a major issue, just never happened before. Looking at it in Get Info it's a PdF document, not locked but does say = Password Encrypted, OpenText Output Transformation Engine - 16.7.76 -- so probably is because that, though it's clear enough [not encrypted] on my computer. Thanks for the lead.



ref: OpenTextOutput Transformation Server enables organizations to transform, store and present print-ready documents...


I suspect these types of documents are not meant to be modified

May 2, 2024 11:44 AM in response to leroydouglas

No this is from one source but your thoughts help me == it's not locked but I'll check into it = it's not a major issue, just never happened before. Looking at it in Get Info it's a PdF document, not locked but does say = Password Encrypted, OpenText Output Transformation Engine - 16.7.76 -- so probably is because that, though it's clear enough [not encrypted] on my computer. Thanks for the lead.

May 2, 2024 11:29 AM in response to Victoria Herring

Victoria Herring wrote:

Never happened before = I have a pdf download which opened in Preview but although I select a page or two in the item [side thumbnail] it won't delete =-= going under Edit or using the delete key.


Is this every PDF or isolated to this one particular PDF...?


maybe it is locked somehow and you do not have permission to tamper with it(?)

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