Using Preview in Your Mac

(Updated: March 16, 2023, 5:51 a.m.)

Have you ever wanted to create a png image with a transparent background but did not have  Photoshop, or wanted to combine two pdf files but did not want to open Adobe Acrobat? The built-in program macOS, Preview, would be a handy tool for these situations.

How to find Preview in your mac:

Go to Finder -> Applications -> Preview

Or, press command + space -> type “Preview” -> click “Preview”

It can be used for:
  • Resize, rotate, or flip an image
  • Convert image file types
  • Extract an image or remove a background
  • Annotate an image
  • See what an image looks like on another device
  • Apply a color profile to an image
For detailed instruction please refer to the Apple manual