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wily · Dec 29, 2003, 02:27 PM

I do not want Apple's "Preview" to open
Acrobat files.

How do I get OSX.3 to use Adobe Acrobat
by default instead?

Thanks.

wataru · Dec 29, 2003, 02:31 PM

Get info on a pdf. Go to the "open with..." section. Choose Acrobat from the popup menu. Click "change all."

Final step: Do a search before you post. This same topic gets covered over and over again.

wily · Dec 29, 2003, 02:34 PM

Thanks wataru...and I'll search next time, too.

Best regards.

CatOne · Dec 30, 2003, 08:57 PM

Originally posted by wily:
Thanks wataru...and I'll search next time, too.

Best regards.

Be prepared to have it take 5x as long to open the PDFs, of course.

And for Reader to take over the WHOLE FREAKING SCREEN (maximized) when it launches.

WTF is with that app? In Panther, Preview rocks.

wataru · Dec 30, 2003, 09:44 PM

Originally posted by CatOne:
Be prepared to have it take 5x as long to open the PDFs, of course.

And for Reader to take over the WHOLE FREAKING SCREEN (maximized) when it launches.

WTF is with that app? In Panther, Preview rocks.

Agreed. Preview is king on Panther.

Guy Kuo · Dec 31, 2003, 05:58 AM

Yep. I ended up removing Acrobat Reader from my machines after this latest incarnation of Preview was avaialable. The startup speed and and rendering quality won me over. Acrobat Reader became a nuisance with its dismally slow startup.

typoon · Dec 31, 2003, 11:16 AM

I don't even have Acrobat Reader installed on my Machine. I only have Acrobat for things when I need it other than that it's Preview for all my PDFs.

Maflynn · Dec 31, 2003, 11:32 AM

I can't believe how slow the latest release of acrobat is on OSX, its down right painful.

Mike

MacGorilla · Dec 31, 2003, 11:54 AM

I'm just waiting for Adobe to use Preview as an exuse to cut off Acrobat Reader for the Mac.