{"id":1378,"date":"2020-01-19T08:55:21","date_gmt":"2020-01-19T13:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.standardlegal.com\/blog\/?p=1378"},"modified":"2020-01-22T09:13:59","modified_gmt":"2020-01-22T14:13:59","slug":"how-to-set-a-default-program-for-pdf-or-word-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.standardlegal.com\/blog\/how-to-set-a-default-program-for-pdf-or-word-files","title":{"rendered":"How to Set a Default Program for PDF or Word Files"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you double-click a Standard Legal PDF or Word file and the Adobe Reader or Word program you want to use doesn&#8217;t launch, you need to change the settings on your device. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If the instructions below do not match exactly what you see on your screen, read your system&#8217;s FAQs or Help sections for the exact instructions to set a default program by file type.<\/p>\n<h3>Windows:<\/h3>\n<p>On Windows 7 through 10, go to Control Panel > Programs > Default Programs > Set Associations (or some close variation to Set Associations).<\/p>\n<p>Click on Associate a file type or protocol with a program. Now scroll down to the Protocols section, look for the .PDF or .doc or .docx row, then double-click on the filetype you want to change. Set the association you want to make for that program. <\/p>\n<h3>Mac OS<\/h3>\n<p>For laptops and desktops running macOS, open the Finder then locate a file of the type you want to set \u2014 PDF, .doc, etc.<\/p>\n<p>With the file selected, open the File menu then choose Get info. Go down to Open with and choose your preferred app from the list. 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