Opening PDF in EntourageX

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katieharper

I upgraded to Acrobat 7 recently, but double-clicking a PDF in
Entourage was still causing it to open with 5. Some PDF's would not
open or display properly, so I simply took 5 off my machine, thinking
that would force PDFs to open with 7. Now double-clicking on an
attached PDF in Entourage does nothing at all. I have to drag to
desktop where it will open with double click in 7. I have read where
such things are controlled "in the system" but I can't find where to
control it. Acrobat 7 is the preferred app for PDFs in Get Info. Where
else do settings have to change? Thanks.
 
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rick wintomac

Try setting or changing the setting in your browser, under Preferences.


For example in Firefox, go to Firefox / Preferences / Downloads / View
& Edit Actions. This will give you a dialog box with filetypes.
Select filetypes PDF or ASP, then click on Chage Actions. This allows
you to select Acrobat 7 from your Applications folder.

If you use another browser the Preferences should still allow you to
change the setting.
 
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Barry Wainwright [MVP]

I upgraded to Acrobat 7 recently, but double-clicking a PDF in
Entourage was still causing it to open with 5. Some PDF's would not
open or display properly, so I simply took 5 off my machine, thinking
that would force PDFs to open with 7. Now double-clicking on an
attached PDF in Entourage does nothing at all. I have to drag to
desktop where it will open with double click in 7. I have read where
such things are controlled "in the system" but I can't find where to
control it. Acrobat 7 is the preferred app for PDFs in Get Info. Where
else do settings have to change? Thanks.
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Entourage should be picking this setting up from the syatem.

Try this:

Drag a pdf from entourage to the desktop
Select the file in the finder, and do a 'get info'
Set the preferred app to 'Preview' and hit the 'Change all' button.
Check the pdf opens preview when you double-click it
Quit preview, select the pdf again, and under the 'open with' pop-up, select
'other...' and browse to the right version of Acrobat.
Click the 'change all' button again.

Does it work now?
 
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katieharper

Dear Barry, Your fix worked! Thanks!!

Entourage should be picking this setting up from the syatem.

Try this:

Drag a pdf from entourage to the desktop
Select the file in the finder, and do a 'get info'
Set the preferred app to 'Preview' and hit the 'Change all' button.
Check the pdf opens preview when you double-click it
Quit preview, select the pdf again, and under the 'open with' pop-up, select
'other...' and browse to the right version of Acrobat.
Click the 'change all' button again.

Does it work now?

--
Barry Wainwright
Microsoft MVP (see http://mvp.support.microsoft.com for details)
Check out the Entourage User's WebLog for hints, tips and troubleshooting
<http://homepage.mac.com/barryw/weblog/weblog.html>
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