Preview: Preview Next or Previous Image w/o 1st selecting multiple images?

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Preview: Preview Next or Previous Image w/o 1st selecting multiple images?

I have a folder that contains images. I browse to that folder and click on any of them and Preview opens and I see the image just fine. I would like to browse the contents of this folder with Preview using the arrow keys to view the next or previous image in that folder. When I use the arrow keys I get nothing (just a boink sound). Should I be able to navigate the contents of a folder with Preview using the arrow keys? I have read through the help and didn't see anything not being able to navigate images.

I edited my preview toolbar to include the Next and Previous buttons however these don't seem to work for images in the same folder.

I click on drawer and it only shows the image that I clicked on that opened Preview; it does not show any of the other images that are within the folder...should it?

If I select all (or more than one) image within the folder and then Click Open, Preview opens with the drawer containing the selected images. When I take this extra step, I am able to navigate the selected images in Preview with the up/down arrow keys or the Next/Prev buttons on the toolbar. Is there a way to bypass the multiple selection of images in order to navigate them with Preview or is that just the way it works?

THx!

Intel iMac Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Posted on Apr 29, 2007 10:34 PM

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Answer 1

roam

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Apr 29, 2007 11:13 PM in response to ReidRik_Von

Hi ReidRik_Von

Is there a way to bypass the multiple selection of images in order to navigate them with Preview or is that just the way it works?

Yep, that's just the way it works.
Instead you may like to use Phoenix Slides, it should work more to your liking.
http://blyt.net/phxslides/

regards roam

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Andrew99

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Apr 30, 2007 6:16 AM in response to ReidRik_Von

I have a folder that contains images. I browse to
that folder and click on any of them and Preview
opens and I see the image just fine. I would like to
browse the contents of this folder with Preview using
the arrow keys to view the next or previous image in
that folder.

ReidRik_Von,

I suspect you may be "putting the cart before the horse." Try opening Preview first. Next, use the Open command from Preview's File menu, or Command + O on your keyboard, and then browse to the desired folder. Select the entire folder and press the Open button. If the Drawer opens and you find it obtrusive, close the Drawer.

You should now find the Next and Previous arrow buttons you added to the Toolbar earlier should function; and if you have Full Keyboard Access enabled, you should be able to navigate the folder using the keyboard as well: Command + Right arrow for the next image, or Command + Left arrow for the previous...

Good luck!

Andrew99

iMac 1 GHz Flat Panel 15" PPC 768 MB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.9)

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