I had to help a friend with his computer over the weekend. His PC seems to forget that Adobe Acrobat is installed and instead opens PDF files in Google Chrome.
I didn’t really understand how Chrome had changed the default app for opening PDF files, but I knew how to change it back to opening in Acrobat.
On Windows, right-click the file and choose[プログラムから開く]When you select , you’ll see several choices of apps to use to open the file. Even if the app you want is on the list, you don’t have to click on anything in the list.
If you select an app there, it will only work on the selected file, not on subsequent files of the same type (in this case, PDF).
Instead, select “Choose another app,” select the app you want to use (Acrobat) in the next box, and check the box that says “Always use this app to open .PDF files.” . ” This changes the default app for all PDFs, not just the currently open PDF.
If you want to see a list of all the file types your PC recognizes and the apps that are set to open each type, type “default apps” in the search bar next to the Start button. .[デフォルト アプリ]Scroll to the bottom of the window and[ファイルの種類ごとにデフォルト アプリを選択]Select to see the entire list. Each file type has an associated program that starts when you double-click that particular file type. You can choose a different program from the apps installed on your PC by clicking the app to the right of the file type you want to change.
The process is similar for Mac users.
Do not right-click the file, select “Open with,” and select the app listed from the pop-up menu. Instead, select “More”, go to the app and check the “Always open” box.
Jim Rossman is a technology columnist for Tribune News Service. You can contact him at jrosmantechadviser@gmail.com.
