Mail pdf refuses to be icon

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Mail pdf refuses to be icon

writing a message with 1 page pdf attachment--Apple Mail refuses to allow just an icon--insists on opening a 1 page pdf document--how stop it?

iMac 27″, macOS 12.5

Posted on Sep 15, 2022 10:15 AM

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triplehjr Author

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Sep 15, 2022 11:39 AM in response to VikingOSX

Thank you for the reply--I looked it up and got same solution you gave--BUT---when you right click (Control click) the menu in Monterrey does not have "View as icon"--nada!--my wife insists that Apple ate her pdf which she was sending to her ladies organization----I will tell her to add a blank page--what a lousy work around!--

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Old Toad

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Sep 15, 2022 10:51 AM in response to triplehjr

Either compress the 1 page PDF file or put it in a folder and then add to the email. But setting it as an icon is only for your computer. You have no control (other than the compression and folder methods) on how the pdf is handled by the recipient. That will be unique to their computer.

Or you can add a blank page to the PDF and that will let you view it as an icon.

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Old Toad

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Sep 15, 2022 11:53 AM in response to triplehjr

Tell her to create a single page PDF with just these words on it:

This page intentionally left blank

Then she can add the pdf page to any other pdf as needed. 😉

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VikingOSX

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Sep 15, 2022 10:52 AM in response to triplehjr

The default behavior for a 1-page PDF attachment is the full-page view. You right-click on that PDF and choose the menu item View as Icon from the secondary menu. There is no means to change this default Apple Mail behavior when attaching a single-page PDF, unless you want to zip compress that PDF and attach that .zip container, which would not endear you to the recipient.

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VikingOSX

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Sep 15, 2022 12:20 PM in response to triplehjr

I attached a single-page PDF to Apple Mail in Monterey 12.6. I have View as Icon on a secondary menu from a right-click. Why you do not is a mystery.

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triplehjr Author

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Sep 16, 2022 06:34 AM in response to Old Toad

I added a blank page and now she is happy--and recipient (who had just forwarded her email to a large group) is sending her pdf that came to her as an icon!

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