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Open PDFs and images in Preview on Mac
There are several ways to open PDFs and images in Preview on your Mac.
Open a file from Preview
In the Preview app on your Mac, do one of the following:
Choose File > Open, locate and select one or more files to open, then click Open.
If you worked on a file recently, choose File > Open Recent.
Open a file from the desktop or the Finder
Double-click a PDF or image file to open it in the Preview app.
Select one or more files, then choose File > Open With > Preview.
To open a document in iCloud Drive, click iCloud Drive in the Finder sidebar, then double-click the PDF to open it. See Use iCloud Drive to store documents.
If you open multiple files at the same time, you can set them to open in the same Preview window or open in tabs.