hi new to fourm. im trying to open a pdf file using adobe 9 when i click the pdf is always trys to open in word processor i want to change so it try to open in adobe?
opening pdf file help!
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Follow this tutorial http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/126340-open-add-program.html?ltr=O
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the only options i get when i right click the file is 1.open, 2.open in new tab, 3.open in new window when i click i goes to a page and says do u want to open or save file theres alittle picture of a blank page on it i want that picture to be the adobe pic,
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hyperlinx
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What i'm guessing (im not entirely sure) is that what you are clicking on is not actually the file but a link to the file. So to solve this problem (if this is the problem) you would need to save the file then go to where you saved it and right click> open with> choose default program -make sure you put a check in the box that says "always use the selected program to open this type of file"
hope this helps
hope this helps
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Ed Canuck
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Hi hyperlinx,
It sounds like you're trying to open the file in Internet Explorer, right?
If so:
In the Menu Bar (if this isn't showing lick on Tools, Toolbars, Menu Bar), click on Tools, Internet Options, Programs tab, Set programs button. Then, in the "Default Programs" window that opens, click on "Associate a file type or protocol with a program", in the "Set Associations" window that opens, scroll down until you see .pdf. This should be showing the "Current default" as your "word processor" program. If not, please let us know what it shows.
If it does, click on that entry, then on the "Change program..." button. If Adobe is showing under Recommended or Other, then click on it and on OK, otherwise click on Browse... and navigate to where Adobe is installed (usually something like C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\ and click on AcroRd32.exe, then on Open.
The default program for .pdf should now be Adobe Reader 9.x.
Close all the open windows, close Internet Explorer, reopen it, and click on the file you want to open. Should open in Adobe Reader.
Ed
It sounds like you're trying to open the file in Internet Explorer, right?
If so:
In the Menu Bar (if this isn't showing lick on Tools, Toolbars, Menu Bar), click on Tools, Internet Options, Programs tab, Set programs button. Then, in the "Default Programs" window that opens, click on "Associate a file type or protocol with a program", in the "Set Associations" window that opens, scroll down until you see .pdf. This should be showing the "Current default" as your "word processor" program. If not, please let us know what it shows.
If it does, click on that entry, then on the "Change program..." button. If Adobe is showing under Recommended or Other, then click on it and on OK, otherwise click on Browse... and navigate to where Adobe is installed (usually something like C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\ and click on AcroRd32.exe, then on Open.
The default program for .pdf should now be Adobe Reader 9.x.
Close all the open windows, close Internet Explorer, reopen it, and click on the file you want to open. Should open in Adobe Reader.
Ed
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