Acrobat Pro as default reader?

Hi moi mem,

On a Windows machine if you Right Click on a PDF in the File Explorer and choose "OPen With" there is a selection "Choose Default Program." That will open a list of programs and both Acrobat and Adboe Reader should be listed. If you choose Acrobat Pro it iwll now be the default program associated with any PDF you open.
Not sure what the Commands are for a Mac.

Hope that helps,

Dimitri
WindJack Solutions
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Yes, that does work to open the pdf in Pro (and sometimes I do that), but it does not set Pro as the default reader. Reader is still the default reader.

Hi moi meme,

When you do the operation I mentioned earlier there is also a small check box at the bottom of the Open With dialog that says "Always use the Selected Program to open a file of this type." Maybe you don't have that checked? Other than that I'm stumped- this works for me and I have both Acrobat Pro and Reader on the same system with Acrobat Pro as the defualt viewer.

Hope this helps,

Dimitri
WindJack Solutions
www.pdfscripting.com
www.windjack.com

Ah!!!! Ok, that box does not appear if I select "open with Adobe Acrobat Pro" - but if I tell it to browse for a program, I DO have that option. So, it works AND I feel like a moron for not thinking of that earlier.

Thank you so much!!!

thanks you two. this was just what i was trying to do too!
and it still works as discussed.

Have an issue with a user where Reader is set as default, and we want to set Acrobat Pro as default. However, the box to "Always use the Selected Program to open a file of this type" is checked and grayed out!

How do I fix this?

What version of Acrobat/Reader are you using?

Acrobat Pro 9 and Reader 8. Not sure of the exact versions, but can check.

Have you tried running the Repair Acrobat installation command in Acrobat Pro? You may be experiencing a conflict with using two different versions of the product on the same system (i.e., 8 and 9).

I have just installed Acrobat 9.0 to replace an old 6.0. However, I cant get Acrobat to open the files unless I open Acrobat first and then open the file. I have right-clicked on the files and then went to "open with", to set the default program, but the program is not there. I even have searched the hard drive, found the program, and when i click on it as the default....it still doesnt show up!!
I can get Adobe Reader to work as a default, but not Acrobat. My 6.0 worked fine. I have even tried removing Reader and still nothing!!

Running Windows 7, Acrobat 9.0 Standard and Reader X. HELP!!!!

Matt