Opening docs in Preview app come up with a checkerboard background instead of white background page. How to get the white background back?
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015), OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)
The checkerboard background is the default for transparent backgrounds. The Preview Preferences : General tab has Window Background, which you can set to your choice of color to replace the checkerboard.
The following text is on a transparent background. With the above settings changed to light gray, the text will appear as:
The checkerboard background is the default for transparent backgrounds. The Preview Preferences : General tab has Window Background, which you can set to your choice of color to replace the checkerboard.
The following text is on a transparent background. With the above settings changed to light gray, the text will appear as:
Thank you, Viking — tried that prior, didn't work. Tried it again after your response, worked fine. Suspect operator error was responsible for initial failure. Thanks for your help.
Preview app shows checkerboard background instead of white page - how to fix
