Hello,

Actually I'm not a Windows -> Mac convert. I'm more of a Linux->Mac version however, I'm not a convert as linux will always be better than Mac in my opinion (seeing as Mac is beefed [depending on who you ask] up linux.)

Anyways, my problem is that I dislike Mac OS preview application since it always opens my PDF files too small and hard to read and I always have to zoom in. So I have downloaded Adobe Acrobat to fix this but the file association doesnt seem to be working. Every pdf is still opened with preview. I googled somewhat and found that you should be able to change the association via choosing get info -> open with ... then select acrobat and select the "change all" button. I do not have the "change all" button available to me. I have downloaded a application called "Default Apps" to try to change the default pdf app, but no go. Hehe, Mac's been giving me problems, I think I'll be going back to me linux.

Never encountered this - works fine for me. What version of Mac OS X are you using, can you post a screenshot of the get-info window with the change-all button missing?

You have to have to Open with: triangle rotated down so as to reveal the application popup menu. The Change All... button will be immediately below the popup menu and immediate above the preview panel.

Thanks for the quick response guys.


Never encountered this - works fine for me. What version of Mac OS X are you using, can you post a screenshot of the get-info window with the change-all button missing?

I have 10.4.8 installed and I've attached a screenshot of it.




You have to have to Open with: triangle rotated down so as to reveal the application popup menu. The Change All... button will be immediately below the popup menu and immediate above the preview panel.

I'm not sure what you mean by the triangle. I don't think I have this triangle, please check Picture 1.png above and see if we have the same screen.

I'm not exactly sure what you're doing, but here's how you should change the file association:

1. right/command click a .pdf file and press get info, or type -I (command-I),

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/3982/picture1af5.png

2. In the "Open With" tab, select Adobe Reader. If Reader does not show up, manually select it with the "Other..." option. Make sure you select the app, not just the folder as you did above.

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/5005/picture3un6.png

3. Press the "Change All" button, and confirm in the dialog box.

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/6189/picture4up2.png

I'm not exactly sure what you're doing, but here's how you should change the file association:

1. right/command click a .pdf file and press get info, or type -I (command-I),

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Thanks eric! :D That worked. You are right, I didn't know what I was doing before... what I was doing before was I right clicked and choose Open->Open With instead of Get Info-> Open With. Purely my mistake. Thanks for the pointers.

Damn, eric2006: Nice tutorial! ;)