How do I make Preview be the Default in Safari?

Burnsey · Oct 30, 2007, 11:25 PM

I have acrobat installed, and every time I view a pdf through safari, it views it with acrobat. I want it to do it with Preview instead, but I don't know how!

in other words when I'm in Safari, and I click on a link of a pdf file, I want it to display the pdf in the browser with Preview instead of acrobat.

any ideas?

ivnj · Oct 30, 2007, 11:33 PM

If you like Preview then why is Acrobat installed in the first place. Anyhow uninstall Acrobat then maybe Safari will give you a choice.

ivnj

Burnsey · Oct 30, 2007, 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ivnj

If you like Preview then why is Acrobat installed in the first place. Anyhow uninstall Acrobat then maybe Safari will give you a choice.

ivnj

I didn't like the old preview for pdfs, but the new one is much better. I'm wondering how Steve Jobs did it in the keynote...

dantidote · Oct 31, 2007, 10:19 PM

I need Acrobat to combine documents and shrink the resolution of embedded images for web viewing. Anyways I was in the same boat and it was pissing me off, but then I stumbled on this: http://forums.macosxhints.com/archiv...p/t-41059.html
Works again!

theo57 · Nov 5, 2008, 05:29 PM

A much better approach may be to follow the directions found here:
http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?...70404013904547

You should be able to tell Acrobat to not open PDFs in browsers by setting a preference in Acrobat. Easy!

Oct 30, 2007, 11:25 PM	#1
Burnsey macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Canada	How do I make Preview be the Default in Safari? I have acrobat installed, and every time I view a pdf through safari, it views it with acrobat. I want it to do it with Preview instead, but I don't know how! in other words when I'm in Safari, and I click on a link of a pdf file, I want it to display the pdf in the browser with Preview instead of acrobat. any ideas?
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Oct 30, 2007, 11:33 PM	#2
ivnj macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2006	If you like Preview then why is Acrobat installed in the first place. Anyhow uninstall Acrobat then maybe Safari will give you a choice. ivnj __________________ Mac mini 2011 2.3ghz i5 2gb ram.
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dantidote macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2007	I need Acrobat to combine documents and shrink the resolution of embedded images for web viewing. Anyways I was in the same boat and it was pissing me off, but then I stumbled on this: http://forums.macosxhints.com/archiv...p/t-41059.html Works again!
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Nov 5, 2008, 05:29 PM	#5
theo57 macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2008	A much better approach may be to follow the directions found here: http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?...70404013904547 You should be able to tell Acrobat to not open PDFs in browsers by setting a preference in Acrobat. Easy!
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