Adobe Acrobat is a fine editing tool (if you enjoy being pestered with constant updates). But Mac users have a built-in alternative that comes with features comparable to the free version of Acrobat.

The PDF format is one of the most preferred for sharing documents and forms. If you need to edit a PDF on your Mac computer, you have a few options. The best way to rotate a PDF on your Mac computer ...

If you need to save a filled-out PDF form so the content is no longer editable, you can do so with Preview in OS X. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to ...

Windows Explorer displayed .pdf files as preview thumbnails on Zill Niazi’s old Windows 7 laptop. But on a new laptop, also running Windows 7, it displays them only as icons. Can this be fixed? I’m ...

Make the most of the built-in Mac app. It can edit PDFs, remove backgrounds from photos, and more. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac You might only use the Mac’s built-in Preview app when you need ...

If you already have a PDF that you’d like to sign, double-click on it to open it in Preview. Then click on the Pen icon near the top right, select the Sig icon, and choose “Create Signature from Built ...

Editing PDFs on a Mac is simple, thanks to the built-in tools in macOS and various third-party apps. Here's how to get started, whether you're making quick annotations or detailed modifications. PDF ...

If you need to combine multiple PDF files into a single document, the Preview application in macOS can do the task. AppleInsider explains how to transfer sections between PDF documents to create a ...

Today’s tip is a simple one which might help some of you from going nuts trying to find hidden pricing options on your Mac. Did you ever try to print a PDF in Safari? Usually when you click on a PDF ...

While PDF files can be difficult to edit without the right tool, you have a built-in app on macOS you can use for certain changes. We’ll show you how to split and combine PDFs on Mac using Preview. If ...

If you flip back through your course notes, you’ll see that last week we explored using Preview to edit and annotate images. But as I explained in that lesson, Preview has powers beyond images. It’s ...