changing pdf default

guest · Guest

neooffice somehow has become the default for pdf files. How do I stop this and restore preview?

Thanks-

guest · Guest

clarification:

just when clicking a link online, not from the desktop.

Lorinda · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:13 am Post subject:

This is probably related to your browser settings. I use Firefox, and whenever I click on a download link, it asks me what to do with it (open with a particular app or save it.) I have the option to "automatically do this with similar files." Sounds like maybe you accidentally tripped this setting in your browser.

If it were happening with pdfs you click on your hard drive, the solution would be to select a pdf file in Finder, choose "Show Info" and change the "Open with" drop down, and then click the "change all" button.

Lorinda

guest · Guest

just tried it, no luck. I use firefox as well. When opening from the hard drive it's no problem, just when I am on the web. Just checked Safari and no problems there.

Guest · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:32 am Post subject:

problem solved

yoxi · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 2:06 pm Post subject:

How? Please tell us, in case this happens to someone else one day (share and enjoy...)

- padmavyuha

guest · Guest

well I wish I could say I did something, but I didn't. I went to "show info" and changed the default to preview, which it was already set on so I just redid it the same way, went on the net to test it and nothing was different. Later in the day Firefox asked me to set a preference on pdfs out of nowhere.

yoxi · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:46 am Post subject:

The self-healing of macs passeth all understanding, or something... it's probably a cache cow situation.

- padmavyuha

LemonAid · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 5:59 pm Post subject:

yoxi · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:11 pm Post subject:

Oh, me neither...!