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65.001 How to stop Acrobat opening PDF files and choose another app to open them

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65.001 How to stop Acrobat opening PDF files and choose another app to open them 

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v1.0 Current

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Neil Tancock, IT Services (Safeharbour Support Ltd), neil@safeharboursupport.com 

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Safeharbour Support 

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01-JAN-2025 

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31-DEC-2027 

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Sometimes having your PDF documents open in Adobe Acrobat is not ideal and you may want to change that to another program like Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge.  Choosing another program to open PDF documents is straightforward

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This document applies to all clients of Safeharbour Support Ltd

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Neil Tancock 

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Choosing another program to open PDF documents is straightforward

  1. Open File Explorer in Windows and find a .PDF document.  Any PDF will do
  2. Right-click on the PDF document, click on Open with > and then choose a new program to open the PDF with.  It'll then test it by opening the PDF document in the program you chose.  

If you can't find the program in the list offered, click on "Choose another app" and you will be offered a more extensive list of programs that can open PDF documents.  If you still can't find the app you want you can extend the list further or even browse your computer for the app you want.

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