How to change "Open With" default

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How to change "Open With" default

When one has, say, a .tiff image stored in the Documents folder how does one change the "open with" default? For instance, if Photoshop is given as the default, how does one change this to Preview?

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Posted on Jul 1, 2009 2:34 PM

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Carolyn Samit

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Jul 1, 2009 2:53 PM in response to nathanspap

HI,

Right or control click the file, then click Get Info. Click the Open With discovery triangle and select the application you want to open that file with. You may have to click Other and navigate to the Applications folder to select the app, ie., Preview.

http://www.ehow.com/how4548206quick-change-files-default-application.html

Carolyn 🙂

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nathanspap Author

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Jul 1, 2009 3:12 PM in response to Carolyn Samit

OK, thanks, I did that, but I had to set it to change all such files in order to get it to work. I was hoping to be able to change just this particular one.

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Jul 1, 2009 3:14 PM in response to nathanspap

Try right clicking and select Open with instead of using the Get Info window.

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nathanspap Author

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Jul 1, 2009 3:25 PM in response to nathanspap

Wow, I wish I had seen your edited response and the link before I did the "change all" thing. But thank you, and I've marked the question as solved.

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Jul 1, 2009 3:33 PM in response to nathanspap

You're welcome and thanks for the star.

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Carolyn 🙂

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