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Most Mac users are aware that they can open a PDF in Mac OS X Preview and use Save As → Reduce File Size to compress the file – but the default settings often result in poor quality for JPEG images inside the PDF. Here’s how to create a new Quartz Filter for increased quality.

Ever seen a spiffy diagram or chart in a PDF document and wanted to include the graphic in your own report or document? You can use the Preview application to selectively copy whatever you wish in PDFs and then paste directly into another document. Here’s how.