Do you happen to know what the shortcut is for Import Image? It's not in the file menu in my version of Preview (pls see attached screenshot). My friend said he can see it in his menu, but it's greyed out.

I get the rest of your instructions, which we'll try once we get past this first step ...

I guess that's why we can't do it. We both have an older version of Preview.

My friend's computer is still covered by Applecare. Perhaps they can help him.

(It's not a file he would be willing to share.) Thank you so much for taking the time to share your knowledge! I've learned something about ...

Thank you for this reply. I'm using version 5.0.3 of Preview and the menu under "File" is quite different. "Export" is not in the list, nor are many of the other things you show in your message.

What version of Preview are you using?

I'm trying to help a friend who needs to import an image into a pdf file that he has accessed on Safari (good example of the "blind leading the blind"). :)

The pdf file in the Safari browser is interactive, and there's a section where he can insert an image that he has created. In this case, it's ...