Change Default Pdf Reader For Mac

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To set a PDF viewer as the default on Mac OS X:

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  1. Select any PDF file. Control-click to open the menu, and choose Get Info.
  2. From the Open with: section, select your preferred application, such as Adobe Reader or Preview.
  3. Click Change All button, and in the subsequent dialog box, click Continue.

To set a PDF viewer as the default on Windows

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Change Default Pdf Reader Mac

  • If no other PDF viewer is installed, once Adobe Reader is installed, it becomes the default.
  • To set a preferred PDF viewer as the default:
    • Windows 7:
      1. Follow the menu path Start > Default Programs > Associate a file type or protocol with a specific program
      2. Highlight .pdf, then click Change.
      3. Choose your preferred PDF viewer, such as Adobe Reader.
    • In Windows XP
      1. Follow the menu path Start > Control Panel > Folder Options > File Types.
    • In Windows 10
      See: Tech Minute's Instructions

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How To Change Default Pdf Reader For Mac

Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 Previously Microsoft Word was my default reader for PDF's. Then, I recently opened up a PDF document in Adobe Acrobat and it asked me if I wanted to make that my default reader, I accidentally clicked yes and it converted all the PDF's on my computer to Adobe Acrobat PDF's.