-as of [18 APRIL 2025]-
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*TAKE SCREENSHOT OF YOUR “CURRENT SCREEN”* —>
[SHIFT] + [COMMAND] + [ 3 ]
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-OPEN A [FINDER WINDOW]-
-SELECT AN [IMAGE] THAT CONTAINS [TEXT]-
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HELLO
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In Preview, you can use Live Text to copy and use the text that appears in a photo.
For example, you can copy the text of a roadside sign and paste it into a text message or email.
You can look up the meaning of words, do a web search, and even translate text into another language.
If a photo shows a phone number, website, or email address, you can use it to make a call, open a website, or address an email.
Photo of a Real Estate For Sale sign showing the agent’s phone number selected as Live Text and a menu presenting options to add the phone number to Contacts, call the number, start a FaceTime call, send a text message, and more.
Open Preview for me
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Go to the Preview app on your Mac.
Open a photo or image that shows text.
Hold the pointer over the text,
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then do one of the following:
Copy text:
Drag to select text,
Control-click your selection, then choose Copy Text.
You can then paste the text into another document or app.
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Note: If you can’t select text, choose Tools > Text Selection to turn on the Text Selection tool
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Look up the meaning of text:
Drag to select text,
Control-click your selection,
then choose Look Up [text].
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Translate text:
Drag to select text,
Control-click your selection,
choose Translate [text],
then choose a language
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Note:
Translation isn’t available in all languages and may not be available in some countries or regions
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Search the web for the text:
Drag to select text,
Control-click your selection,
then choose Search with [web search engine]
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Contact a phone number:
Click the down arrow, then either call the number, add the phone number to Contacts, start a FaceTime video or audio call, or send a message to the number
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Contact an email address:
Click the down arrow,
then either compose an email, add the email address to Contacts, or start a FaceTime video or audio call
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Go to a website:
Click the down arrow, then open the link in your browser or use Quick Look to view the website information.
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Live Text isn’t available in all regions or languages.
See the macOS Feature Availability webpage
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support.apple.com /guide/preview/interact-with-text-in-a-photo-prvw625a5b2c/mac
Interact with text in a photo using Live Text in Preview on Mac
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