Hello Everyone This is my first Post
I have a macBook air with adobe installed, now adobe won't open pdf's until i upgrade, how can i get Preview to work? must i uninstall adobe first, if so will i lose all the documents adobe has opened?
MacBook Air
You can highlight a pdf on your mac—command i will open the Information Pane. Here you can choose the default application to open all PDF.
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You can highlight a pdf on your mac—command i will open the Information Pane. Here you can choose the default application to open all PDF.
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Right-click (or Control-click) on the .pdf file to get a set of options for that file. I don't have access to a Mac at the moment, but usually there should be an option for the "Preview" app or "Open As ...." where you can manually select the app you want to use to open a particular file.
Welcome and thanks for posting. Normally, all you have to do to open any PDF file is to double click on it. It then will open in Apple's Preview or Adobe's Acrobat Reader DC if you have it installed. There is no conflict between the two programs, but if both are installed, I believe that the Adobe app will be the primary one to open the file. I'm sure that can be changed in Preferences, but I would leave it as is since the Adobe app is more full featured. Last, you may want to visit the Adobe site to ensure that you have the latest compatible version downloaded. I hope this is helpful.
leroydouglas makes a good point. If you are merely wishing to open a PDF, then what has been said will do so. If what you are wanting to do is to open and then edit a PDF (you haven't told us this is the case) then you definitely need a PFD editor as he says. All that I know of are not free apps and will have varying costs.
That said, if the file you are looking at appears to be a text file, then you may be able to first open Microsoft word, then use its open file command to select the PDF. When it opens in Word, you can edit it and then save the revised document as a new PDF file.
Thanks for all the replies:
To clarify, when i click on a pdf i have to download it then when i try to open it adobe opens it with a pop up wanting to give me a free trial or buy acrobat pro monthly 14.99 month (1 year mandatory ).
I don't want to spend 180.00 US is there is a better option
Mainly I want something to open pdf's withe ability to edit later as my needs may change.
If Preview will do the Job i will be a Happy Camper
If i decline the window closes.
There is no option to " open with " a specific program.
How do i right click on a matchbook air?
Control-click is the macOS equivalent of a right-click. Preview is not a .pdf editor. See the suggestions made by @leroydouglas.
Thank you Leroy
Now I know how to change the default viewer from adobe to Preview.
and Thank you HWTech now i know how to right click on a Mac.
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AppleHead62 wrote:
Hello Everyone This is my first Post
I have a macBook air with adobe installed, now adobe won't open pdf's until i upgrade, how can i get Preview to work? must i uninstall adobe first, if so will i lose all the documents adobe has opened?
Not all PDF's are the same, and may be beyond your control—esp. who authored the pdf, the software that created it, special permissions, etc..
The best you can do if one app refuses to open the PDF, is try a different software. True pdf editors, have more options and abilities—which you should have in your arsenal of applications.
To name a few:
Adobe Acrobat Reader
PDFpen
pdfExpert
etc.
Preview.app is not consider a true pdf editor.
Preview User Guide for Mac - Apple Support
Cant open downloaded PDF's
