How to make Adobe Acrobat the Default Reader

mcmadhatter · Nov 17, 2005

Hi

Is there a way to make Adobe Acrobat the default program for all pdf's instead of preview? Currently I have to go down the "Open With" and then "always use this program" route for each individual file and it's driving me crazy.

Cheers

neocell · Nov 17, 2005

mcmadhatter said:
Hi

Is there a way to make Adobe Acrobat the default program for all pdf's instead of preview? Currently I have to go down the "Open With" and then "always use this program" route for each individual file and it's driving me crazy.

Cheers

Right click on a pdf file (command click) and then go to Get Info and then under Open With choose the program of your liking and then click the Change All button

mcmadhatter · Nov 17, 2005

Thanks a lot, that has made my life a little easier

radiantm3 · Nov 17, 2005

I wish I could have it the other way. Acrobat takes over all my pdfs and I hate that. I only want to use acrobat if I need to read or create comments on the doc. Otherwise Preview displays pdf much faster and renders them better.

yellow · Nov 17, 2005

radiantmark said:
I wish I could have it the other way. Acrobat takes over all my pdfs and I hate that. I only want to use acrobat if I need to read or create comments on the doc. Otherwise Preview displays pdf much faster and renders them better.

You can.. follow the same directions, but use Preview as the default app.

radiantm3 · Nov 17, 2005

yellow said:
You can.. follow the same directions, but use Preview as the default app.

I know, but this doesn't apply to newly created pdf's in an adobe app.

mcmadhatter · Nov 18, 2005

radiantmark said:
I wish I could have it the other way. Acrobat takes over all my pdfs and I hate that. I only want to use acrobat if I need to read or create comments on the doc. Otherwise Preview displays pdf much faster and renders them better.

lol, each to their own

Nermal · Nov 18, 2005

Heh, I definitely prefer Preview. I don't even have Acrobat installed

mad jew · Nov 18, 2005

Nermal said:
Heh, I definitely prefer Preview. I don't even have Acrobat installed

Same. I can't stand Acrobat and apart from a glitch in the early days of Panther, Preview's worked well for me.

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