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Levi3
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29 days ago
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My PDF additions in preview mode (via the macOS desktop app) don't appear on the web.

I am running MacOS Tahoe 26.1 on a MacBook Pro For work, I often use the preview function in finder to type directly onto a PDF. I thought this was going fine -- the edits are saved and viewable in...
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    Levi3
    23 days ago

    Hi! I found a workaround. If the edits aren't showing up in the dropbox browser version, I export the pdf as PDF-A and keep the file name and replace the original. Then it shows up normally.

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Levi3
Helpful | Level 5
23 days ago

Hi! I found a workaround. If the edits aren't showing up in the dropbox browser version, I export the pdf as PDF-A and keep the file name and replace the original. Then it shows up normally.

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Megan
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23 days ago

Amazing Levi3!

Happy to see that your issue is now resolved! Give me a shout if you need anything else! 🤓

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