Hi,
In the Preview App, I can now only highlight the text by selecting Tool - Annotate - Highlight Text. I can no longer use command + shift + H or the quick button at the top right; these will underline, instead of highlight the text. The underline and strikethrough features work fine, though. Anyone knows how to fix this?
Jev
MacBook Air, macOS High Sierra (10.13.4)
It is control+command+H, not shift+command+H. Works the same way in Preview, whether El Capitan (10.11.6), or High Sierra 10.13.5. The underline short cut for either operating system's Preview app is control+command+U.
I have tested both of these shortcuts with Preview on both operating systems. On El Capitan, one cannot apparently underline highlighted text with the appropriate shortcut, but on High Sierra, this works properly.
It is control+command+H, not shift+command+H. Works the same way in Preview, whether El Capitan (10.11.6), or High Sierra 10.13.5. The underline short cut for either operating system's Preview app is control+command+U.
I have tested both of these shortcuts with Preview on both operating systems. On El Capitan, one cannot apparently underline highlighted text with the appropriate shortcut, but on High Sierra, this works properly.
The normal operation, and what holds true for my Preview on macOS 10.13.5 is that ⌃⌘H strictly highlights, or with the same selection, its repetition removes the highlight.
Have you assigned a different Preview application keyboard shortcut in System Preferences : Keyboard panel : Shortcuts, or are you using a keystroke remapping tool that is interfering with this standard Preview shortcut?
I was referring to any ⌃⌘H shortcuts that you may have reassigned in the App Shortcuts section, or Services section of System Preferences : Keyboard : Shotcuts panel. Something is overriding the normal behavior in Preview of this shortcut.
Try booting into Safe Boot mode, and trying Preview again to highlight a PDF selection with this keyboard shortcut. Then reboot normally, and try it again to see if the issue returns, or is corrected.
Safe Boot will be slower to boot, with some possible screen aberrations before you are presented with a login window.
Hi,
Thanks for replying. I'm sorry, I meant control + command + H. When I use this shortcut, the Preview app underlines the text, instead of highlighting. Control + command + U will underline. And Control + command + S will strike through. The only way I can highlight right now is to go through Tool - Annotate - Highlight Text. Hope to fix this.
Jev
I was not aware of the possibility of remapping, so I assume I did not do any of that. This happened after I pressed a combination on my keyboard. I was about to press control + command + U, but I am not sure what I ended up pressing, and now my control + command + H underlines the text.
This is my shortcut preference. What should I do?
I have this issue also.
High Sierra 10.13.6, Preview 10.0 (944.5)
Selecting text in Preview and either using Control Command H or selecting Highlight in Annotate results in underline but not highlighting of selection. I can't highlight text at all. This has only happened since the most recent update to High Sierra 10.13.6.
I've done booting in safe mode but still have the problem.
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017)
Ok. I will try this option. I will let you know soon. Thank you for helping.
[Preview App] Highlight Function Changes to Underline
