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

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Document Name	65.001 How to stop Acrobat opening PDF files and choose another app to open them
Version	v1.0 Current
Author	Neil Tancock, IT Services (Safeharbour Support Ltd), neil@safeharboursupport.com
Approval	Safeharbour Support
Approval date	01-JAN-2025	Review date	31-DEC-2027
Absract	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
Scope	This document applies to all clients of Safeharbour Support Ltd
Inputs	None
Outputs	None

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Date	Author	Version	Change
02-DEC-2024	Neil Tancock	0.0	First version
01-JAN-2025	Neil Tancock	1.0	Approved

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Choosing another program to open PDF documents is straightforward

Open File Explorer in Windows and find a .PDF document. Any PDF will do

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.

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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