Comments on: Set the Default PDF Viewer in Mac OS X Back to Preview http://osxdaily.com/2011/10/31/set-default-pdf-viewer-mac-os-x/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Wed, 22 May 2013 13:50:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: chauncey http://osxdaily.com/2011/10/31/set-default-pdf-viewer-mac-os-x/#comment-485738 chauncey Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:05:20 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=23130#comment-485738 same here! same here!

]]> By: billhunter@yahoo.com http://osxdaily.com/2011/10/31/set-default-pdf-viewer-mac-os-x/#comment-478428 billhunter@yahoo.com Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:56:18 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=23130#comment-478428 Thanks, I used this to change the setting in the other direction. After Apple updates, the setting is set back to preview. Preview has a hard time with my PDF files. They look fine on the screen, but get scaled different when sent to the printer, resulting in getting only the center of the document. Adobe is crap, but preview is worse. Thanks, I used this to change the setting in the other direction. After Apple updates, the setting is set back to preview. Preview has a hard time with my PDF files. They look fine on the screen, but get scaled different when sent to the printer, resulting in getting only the center of the document. Adobe is crap, but preview is worse.

]]> By: J http://osxdaily.com/2011/10/31/set-default-pdf-viewer-mac-os-x/#comment-477839 J Sun, 20 Jan 2013 21:23:02 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=23130#comment-477839 Thanks! Thanks!

]]> By: Philip http://osxdaily.com/2011/10/31/set-default-pdf-viewer-mac-os-x/#comment-461535 Philip Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:01:33 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=23130#comment-461535 Thanks! Just what I was looking for! Thanks! Just what I was looking for!

]]> By: G. http://osxdaily.com/2011/10/31/set-default-pdf-viewer-mac-os-x/#comment-454207 G. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:45:55 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=23130#comment-454207 Thank u!!! Thank u!!!

]]> By: Pri http://osxdaily.com/2011/10/31/set-default-pdf-viewer-mac-os-x/#comment-430328 Pri Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:39:09 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=23130#comment-430328 thanks! thanks!

]]> By: eric http://osxdaily.com/2011/10/31/set-default-pdf-viewer-mac-os-x/#comment-410837 eric Sat, 28 Jul 2012 05:49:56 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=23130#comment-410837 uhhh.. big thankz! it help me that much! uhhh..
big thankz!

it help me that much!

]]> By: Bamik http://osxdaily.com/2011/10/31/set-default-pdf-viewer-mac-os-x/#comment-365449 Bamik Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:39:31 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=23130#comment-365449 Thank you!!! That was driving me crazy... Thank you!!! That was driving me crazy…

]]> By: Tony http://osxdaily.com/2011/10/31/set-default-pdf-viewer-mac-os-x/#comment-323875 Tony Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:59:42 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=23130#comment-323875 Thanks for this tip! I knew it must be easy to change default program in mac osx but never found it. @Charles OSX Lion does autosave but you can always go back to older version and Lock the file. Thanks for this tip! I knew it must be easy to change default program in mac osx but never found it.
@Charles OSX Lion does autosave but you can always go back to older version and Lock the file.

]]> By: Tim http://osxdaily.com/2011/10/31/set-default-pdf-viewer-mac-os-x/#comment-266086 Tim Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:36:01 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=23130#comment-266086 You beat me to it, but I definitely agree. I've never had Apple's method stay put. But RCD has never let me down. You beat me to it, but I definitely agree. I’ve never had Apple’s method stay put. But RCD has never let me down.

]]> By: Charles http://osxdaily.com/2011/10/31/set-default-pdf-viewer-mac-os-x/#comment-266018 Charles Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:15:24 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=23130#comment-266018 Beware: If you annotate PDF's, you don't WANT Preview to be the default PDF handler. The version of Preview in Snow Leopard subtly corrupts annotated files, although they still look good on the screen. Something is changed in the encoding, and after you save the annotated version, you won't be able to search within the PDF or copy text from it. I don't know about Lion: I haven't upgraded yet because it has the Auto Save feature. I don't want to risk opening a PDF on a removable device and accidentally doing anything that might change it. Lion would save a corrupt version and lose the original. Beware: If you annotate PDF’s, you don’t WANT Preview to be the default PDF handler.

The version of Preview in Snow Leopard subtly corrupts annotated files, although they still look good on the screen. Something is changed in the encoding, and after you save the annotated version, you won’t be able to search within the PDF or copy text from it.

I don’t know about Lion: I haven’t upgraded yet because it has the Auto Save feature. I don’t want to risk opening a PDF on a removable device and accidentally doing anything that might change it. Lion would save a corrupt version and lose the original.

]]> By: Mark http://osxdaily.com/2011/10/31/set-default-pdf-viewer-mac-os-x/#comment-265970 Mark Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:16:49 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=23130#comment-265970 You can also use the RCDefaultApp Prefpane for this: http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/ You can also use the RCDefaultApp Prefpane for this:

http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/

]]> By: adam http://osxdaily.com/2011/10/31/set-default-pdf-viewer-mac-os-x/#comment-265944 adam Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:38:37 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=23130#comment-265944 What a Hint :p What a Hint :p

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