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Modify the Preview Mac

In Writer for Mac, you can utilize Preview to visualize how your document will appear when exported or printed.

This feature allows you to view the rendering in various Templates. From Preview, you have the options to adjust the fonts, layout, and background color.

You can open Preview from:

Full-screen or Half-screen

Preview can appear as half of the screen side-by-side with the Editor or in full screen.

At full width, you can hide the Editor completely for an ideal reading environment, while half-width is often used by writers who want to keep track of the formatting as they go.

You can resize the Preview:

Web & PDF Modes

You can choose between Web or PDF view. You have more formatting options available for PDF via SettingsTemplates. Learn more about that on our dedicated page: Settings.

In the Web view, you can invert the colors to mark the difference between the Editor and Preview. If the Editor is in light mode, Preview will appear in dark mode and vice versa.

Fonts & Layout

Finally, you can modify the font and layout of the document in the Preview thanks to the Templates:

Preview determines what export share print will look like. In the case of PDF, the currently selected typography in the Preview will be used.

A Little Extra…

If you are familiar with web development, you surely know the inspector tool lets you see parts of the code rendered by the page, such as HTML and CSS.

You can enable the Web Inspector tool in the Preview, in case you wanted to know what’s your document like, under the hood.

To enable Web Inspector in Preview, paste the following command into Terminal: defaults write pro.writer.mac WebKitDeveloperExtras -bool true

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Modify the Preview

Modify the Preview Mac

In Writer for Mac, you can utilize Preview to visualize how your document will appear when exported or printed. This feature allows you to view the rendering in various Templates. From Preview, you have the options to adjust the fonts, layout, and background color. You can open Preview from: the top-right arrow ▶️ on the

Modify the Preview iPhone

In Writer for iPhone, you can utilize Preview to visualize how your document will appear when exported or printed. This feature allows you to view the rendering in various Templates. From Preview, you have the options to adjust the fonts, layout, and background color. You can open Preview from: the top-right arrow ▶️ on the

Modify the Preview iPad

In Writer for iPad, you can utilize Preview to visualize how your document will appear when exported or printed. This feature allows you to view the rendering in various Templates. From Preview, you have the options to adjust the fonts, layout, and background color. You can open Preview from: the top-right arrow ▶️ on the

Modify the Preview Android

iA Writer for Android is no longer for sale. Here is why. In Writer for Android, you can utilize Preview to visualize how your document will appear when exported or printed. To open Preview, simply click on ⋮ → Preview within a open document. Go back to the Editor by clicking the arrow ⬅ on

Modify the Preview Windows

In Writer for Windows, you can utilize Preview to visualize how your document will appear when exported or printed. This feature allows you to view the rendering in various Templates. From Preview, you have the options to adjust the fonts, layout, and background color. You can open Preview from: the menu View → Preview the