Closing multiple documents in Preview

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Closing multiple documents in Preview

Sometimes I have multiple documents open in Preview and I'd like to close them all at once. Is there a way to do that without going through the process of saving or deleting each one?

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Posted on Mar 3, 2023 3:00 PM

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picas

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Mar 3, 2023 3:17 PM in response to heartyblack

Press option + the red traffic light to close all files at once.

You can also view all files in thumbnails: Preview menu > View > Thumbnails, and close with red traffic light.

Preview automatically saves changes: Save PDFs and images in Preview on Mac – Apple Support (AU)

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Mar 3, 2023 3:08 PM in response to heartyblack

press option command W

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dialabrain

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Mar 3, 2023 3:37 PM in response to heartyblack

If one or more of the documents have been modified without saving you will still get the Save/Delete dialog.

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heartyblack Author

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Mar 3, 2023 3:23 PM in response to picas

I tried both of those suggestions and I still have to "save or cancel or delete" individual documents.

I really just want to get all these Preview windows closed without having to save or delete. I've saved and/or exported most of them already.

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Closing multiple documents in Preview

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