How to share a PDF on a Mac

A person sitting at a desk shares a PDF on a Mac.

This article details a few quick and easy steps for sharing a PDF via your PDF reader on your Mac.

PDFs have become a quick, easy way to optimize workflow. From simple but effective ways to search PDFs on your mobile devices and desktops to efficient shortcuts that enable you to sign contracts, redact information, and create forms in a snap, there’s nothing quite like implementing PDFs into your everyday work routine. Adobe’s tools also allow you to read files and edit PDFs from your Mac.

Did you know that sharing your PDFs is just as easy as searching and creating them? It’s true. Keep reading to learn more about how to share PDFs on your Mac.

Once you learn how to share your PDFs from your Mac, the process is easy to replicate. This shortcut can offer a helpful way to streamline your PDF processes, whether it’s converting files to PDFs, signing documents, and more.

Here is a step-by-step guide that outlines how to share content and PDFs from your PDF reader using your Mac. Remember, Macs are different from other types of PCs, so these directions might not apply to Windows or other operating systems.

Open a PDF in Acrobat on your Mac.
Select the Share With Others icon in the top toolbar.
Share your file by either adding an email address or AirDropping it to a nearby device.
Track your PDF’s activity by clicking the Home tab and choosing Shared, then Shared By You.

Acrobat serves as a convenient option for sharing all of your important documents with friends, family, and colleagues. Sharing your PDFs should be as painless as possible. Once the bulk of your work is out of the way, sharing the project with all who need to see it should only take a few seconds.

Adobe Acrobat was designed to streamline workflows and make document collaboration and sharing simple. When additional adjustments are needed for a PDF to be presentation-ready, sharing it as a link can be helpful. This can be done through Acrobat on your Mac in no time.

Sharing a PDF as a link on your Mac can be helpful for many reasons. Perhaps the file you are sharing is a larger one that would be more difficult to send over email. While you can compress files with Adobe Acrobat, sharing the PDF as a link is another efficient way to share the file.

Open your PDF in Adobe Acrobat.
Click the icon labeled “Share a link to this file.”
By default, the Allow Comments switch is turned on. To share the file only for viewing, click the switch to turn it off. Click Create Link.
The link is created and copied by default. The shared file is open in the Acrobat viewer after the link is created. You can also perform any of the following actions from the right pane:

Add people with whom you want to share the document.
Unshare the file.
Save a copy of the file.

Preview is the native PDF viewing and editing application on your Mac computer. You can quickly share a PDF using this native app. Here are the steps you need to share a PDF using Preview:

In the Preview app, open the PDF you wish to share.
Select File > Share. You can also click the Share button in the toolbar, then decide how you would like to share your PDF.

If AirDrop is not displayed as an option, your computer doesn’t support it.
If you opened a PDF stored on your iCloud Drive, choose Share File from the pop-up menu to share the PDF with other iCloud users.

Preview is a good resource for quick edits here and there, but for all of the tools you need to make your PDF ready to present, Adobe Acrobat is the best option. Whether you need to view, edit, collaborate, or share, Acrobat has all the document tools you need in one place.

Unlock your PDF potential.

Your needs are constantly changing, and the way you work will change with them. That’s why Acrobat will continue to improve and add new features to bring efficiency wherever you are. Whether you are in the office, at home, or elsewhere, Acrobat is there for your document needs anywhere — on any device.

With just a few clicks, you’ll be sharing your PDFs from your Mac in no time. These simple, speedy steps can ensure that your workflow is energetic, efficient, and streamlined, too. Never again will you have to deal with tedious content-sharing processes again.

Discover what more you can do with Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat online services to convert, share, and send PDFs.

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