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How do you make Acrobat reader default over preview?
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Apr 16, 2005, 01:21 PM
 
I can not find a global pref in OS X and the acrobat app does not seem to have it in the prefs... anybody know?
     
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Apr 16, 2005, 01:27 PM
 
Select a .pdf file and click "command + i", then select Adobe Reader in "Open with:"
     
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Apr 16, 2005, 01:30 PM
 
Tyler? You're joking, right?
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Apr 16, 2005, 01:53 PM
 
Originally Posted by albook
Select a .pdf file and click "command + i", then select Adobe Reader in "Open with:"
then press the 'make default' button.

I am curious, why do you want to change the default pdf reader to Adobe Reader?

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Apr 18, 2005, 01:57 PM
 
Originally Posted by Chuckit
Tyler? You're joking, right?
Actually no I'm not... my iMac asks... my G4 does not... I'm wondering if there is some sort of change in the system or the app or what... (the G4 is most current on both)
     
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Apr 18, 2005, 02:21 PM
 
You mean the "Make default" button doesn't work on your computer?
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Apr 18, 2005, 04:22 PM
 
Originally Posted by Chuckit
You mean the "Make default" button doesn't work on your computer?
No it works... but what I was really looking for was a way to set it in Acrobat. It's not there any more and it does not ask. I just downloaded an update for it and it said my app needed to be repaired... maybe it's broke
     
   
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