How to print PDF documents without highlights in Preview.app

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I was trying to print a PDF document in which I highlighted some texts. In the printing preview, I saw those highlights, which I didn't really want for the printed document. I tried to disable the highlights but didn't find such an option, and ended up removing all the highlights before printing. So, does such an option (hiding highlights for printing) exist in Preview at all? Thanks.

By the way, I'm using Preview 7.0 (826) on OS X 10.9.1.

Best Answer

In Preview.app there isn't an option, although there is a way:

  1. Open your .pdf document
  2. Select All (Command A)
  3. Everything should be highlighted
  4. Control mouse click on any page
  5. From the popup menu > select the circle with a slash through it

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  1. Print your document
  2. Press Command Z to undo (re-enable highlights)
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