Utilising Preview as your PDF tool for all scans on a Mac is an exceptional feature. The process is remarkably reliable, and once the data is obtained, it is straightforward to manipulate and organise the documents in the desired order. The only minor inconvenience I have encountered is that saving amended PDF documents can sometimes be frustrating. In the past, I would save the process as I worked, checking the document’s integrity by highlighting it and pressing the spacebar, which would display a preview of the document’s final appearance. However, this method has become unreliable, so I have switched to exporting as a PDF in Preview to ensure that the document is saved in the correct format. This approach prevents me from closing the edited file until I have reviewed the PDF preview.
Continue reading “Preview scans multiple pages but only shows the first one”Adobe Licensing Toolkit
I deal with a lot of Adobe offline clients and there always seems to be a challenge to reactivate a licence that has expired.
In this article I am going to show how to deploy an Adobe offline build using the Adobe licensing Toolkit and the adobe console to build the package to then download and deploy. Adobe call it Isolated activation packages.
This walk through will be for both Windows (Yuck) and Mac bases OS.
Tools your going to need
- Adobe Offline Licence from a reseller or direct from Adobe
- Adobe login details to the Admin Console
- Adobe Licensing Toolkit (Downloaded from the Adobe Console portal)
- Fast internet
- Remote Software (I am using Apple Remote software tool and Splashtop for Windows)
- Admin access to the machine that Adobe Cloud is going to be deployed to
HP Smart Printer App
How to join a HP printer wireless using the HP Smart Printer App.
This refers to new install and printers that have dropped off the network. The printer I am linking too is the HP Envy 6000 All in One Printer series.
You have 3 options:
- Use a Smart Phone
- Computer (Mac)
- WPS (if the router allows it)
https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/details/hp-envy-6000-all-in-one-printer-series/29256672
Install a new HP printer
Use one of the 3 options above and run through the HP Smart Printer App to install the printer.
Continue reading “HP Smart Printer App”How to install Legacy Office 365 on Monterey and below macOS
Here is a short video from my YouTube channel showing you how to get round the office 365 latest build installer on a older Operating system.
This is also linked to my post on Office 365 https://macuser.org.uk/2024/11/08/office-365-version-control-for-legacy-macos/
Here is the link to the Current build that work on macOS. https://macuser.org.uk/2024/11/15/ms-office-compatible-chart-with-macos/
How to install legacy version of Google Chrome
I know the title is odd, as Chrome like Firefox just seems to work and work regardless of the Operating system. I have now started to encountered legacy issue with macOS running the latest version of Google Chrome.
My test machine is a 2013 iMac 21.5″ machine that just turned up to the workshop for a fresh build. The first issue was getting Catalina installed after I replaced the mechanical drive with a SSD. Next was finding the correct version of Office 365 for this macOS. Link below
MS Office compatible chart with macOS
Here is a list of the build numbers of MS office that work with macOS versions. Please note I am only going back as far as 10.15 Catalina which was the first true 64Bit OS from Apple release. Most people would be used Office 2011 for Mojava and before
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/update-history-office-for-mac
Office 365 Version Control for legacy macOS
With Office 365 and licence version control on legacy Mac’s running older software you may find that certain Apps cannot be installed (unless you upgrade) which for a lot of the older machine the OS is the highest it can cope with. With that in mind you need to watch Office 365 auto updates you may find allowing the update might throw you out of one of the Office packages like onedrive or outlook to name just a few.
You then have the issue of trying to fix the issue or find a work around. The good news is Microsoft had a good record of legacy software readily available to download from their website. Its a shame they don’t have the compatibility link to the files to show you what Version you need to download for your software you are running on your Mac.
Continue reading “Office 365 Version Control for legacy macOS”Share iCloud account in Outlook
So sharing your exchange calendar to iCal is very easy and works very nicely on your mobile device. To share the Calendar the other way so bring it into Outlook (Why) is another story.
Outlook for Mac doesn’t support the CalDAV or CardDAV Internet standards. n short Outlook will not sync with iCal and there is no plan for Microsoft to change its approach. Looking into this and it’s possible to share the iCloud calendar to most web mail applications included Outlook for Web (notice the Web version).
So the process is login to iCloud.com with your Apple ID and go to calendars.
Continue reading “Share iCloud account in Outlook”Bitdefender system extension blocked in macOS
Installing Bitdefender on a Mac running Big Sur or above you are going to get the alert from gatekeeper Warning you of the System Extension Blocked. The Application is SecurityNetworkInstallerApp which is trying to load the system extensions. This will need to be enabled by open Privacy & Security in System Settings and click ok or allow depending on the screen. This is relatively simple on Macs ruing Ventura or below. However with some recent builds of Sonoma and Sequoia the App does not appear in security to allow you to authorise the app.
Other ways to setup your new Apple ID
Usually for a new Apple user the way to setup your Apple ID (new) is to go system settings and then Apple ID is at the top.
