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Choose Adobe Reader or Acrobat as the default PDF viewer (Acrobat 6.0-7.0, Adobe Reader 6.0-7.0 on Mac OS X)

You can choose Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat as the default viewer for PDF files by changing the file association in Mac OS X.

Note:The default viewer for PDF documents in Mac OS X is Preview.

To change the file association for PDF files:

1. Select any PDF file and choose File > Get Info.

2. Choose the application that you want to open PDF files from the Open With menu.

3. Click Change All, and then click Continue.

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332838 : Acrobat opens instead of Adobe Reader or Adobe Reader opens instead of Acrobat when you open a PDF file (Acrobat 7.x, Acrobat 3D on Windows)

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ID:331224
OS:Mac OS (All)

Products Affected:

acrobat
adobereader