how to set Preview as default in Ventura

Jim@OTF wrote:

MAC Pro always u ses Acrobat to open PDF

Command i opens the info pane— make change here...

ref: View PDFs and images in Preview on Mac

Open Finder and select (highlight) a PDF file and then just the command I key combination (or File menu > Get Info). In the Info window go to the "Open With" section and change it to Preview and then click the Change All button.