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Setting your Default App for PDF files

  • Find a pdf on your desktop or in a folder
  • Right-click the pdf file and select ‘open with’ from the pop-up menu.
  • Select ‘Choose another app’
  • Click the box at the bottom and find Adobe Acrobat in the list and select that.
  • Click OK

Alternatively, you can also do the following -

  • In the bottom left of your laptop desktop, notice the 'Type here to search' field.
  • In there, type 'default'
  • You will see above 'Default Apps' appear. Click on that.
  • Scroll down just a bit and see 'Choose Default Apps by File Type'. Click that.
  • When the next screen appears, notice the list on the left of file types/extensions.
  • Scroll down a ways to the 'p's' until you see '.pdf'.
  • To the right of that you'll see the app that is default.
  • Tap it and instead select 'Acrobat Pro'.