Sketch & Draw not working in Preview

All of a sudden sketch and draw are not working. I can highlight them but they aren't drawing anything on my document.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 13.3

Posted on May 5, 2023 07:50 AM

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ku4hx

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May 5, 2023 12:23 PM in response to crtvdsn

Have you restarted? If not, do so and retest.

crtvdsn Author

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May 6, 2023 04:26 PM in response to ku4hx

That did not help.

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