How to Insert a PNG Image into a PDF Using Mac Preview
- Open the image using Preview.
- Select the entire image by pressing Ctrl + A, copy it with Ctrl + C, and then paste it onto the same image.
- You will now have a new object on the image.
- Click on the newly created object and press Ctrl + C to copy the image object in Preview.
- Open the PDF in a separate Preview window.
- Paste the image object into the PDF.
PS: In step 3, ensure that you create a new image object; you cannot directly paste from the original image.
One more thing: If you want to send this PDF to someone, the image objects in the PDF can still be edited. A little trick to make them less easy to edit is to click the "Print" menu in Mac Preview. In the print window, there is a "Save as PDF" option at the bottom. Save a new PDF, and this new PDF cannot be edited in Mac Preview directly.