Comments on: HOWTO: Set The Default Program To Open Certain File Types in Mac OS X (EG: jpg, gif, etc) http://www.proposedsolution.com/solutions/howto-set-the-default-program-to-open-certain-file-types-in-mac-os-x-eg-jpg-gif-etc/ mac | windows | whatever Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:50:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Roscohttp://www.proposedsolution.com/solutions/howto-set-the-default-program-to-open-certain-file-types-in-mac-os-x-eg-jpg-gif-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-3749 Rosco Wed, 07 Apr 2010 08:58:41 +0000 http://www.proposedsolution.com/solutions/howto-set-the-default-program-to-open-certain-file-types-in-mac-os-x-eg-jpg-gif-etc/#comment-3749 Hi Olivia,Have you tried using the 'Change All' button as in Step 4 in Solution 1?You will need to do this for each affected file type but not every file! So for example, open the Info inspector (Right Click > Get Info) for any Word file (i.e. doc) on your Mac, select Microsoft Word in the Open With.... section and then click Change All button. This will make all Word files open with Microsoft Word. You can repeat this process for any other file type on your Mac that isn't opening correctly. So for text files, select the TextEdit application and then click Change All.. and so on.Hope this helps.R. Hi Olivia,

Have you tried using the ‘Change All’ button as in Step 4 in Solution 1?

You will need to do this for each affected file type but not every file! So for example, open the Info inspector (Right Click > Get Info) for any Word file (i.e. doc) on your Mac, select Microsoft Word in the Open With…. section and then click Change All button. This will make all Word files open with Microsoft Word. You can repeat this process for any other file type on your Mac that isn’t opening correctly. So for text files, select the TextEdit application and then click Change All.. and so on.

Hope this helps.

R.

]]> By: Oliviahttp://www.proposedsolution.com/solutions/howto-set-the-default-program-to-open-certain-file-types-in-mac-os-x-eg-jpg-gif-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-3747 Olivia Wed, 07 Apr 2010 01:44:25 +0000 http://www.proposedsolution.com/solutions/howto-set-the-default-program-to-open-certain-file-types-in-mac-os-x-eg-jpg-gif-etc/#comment-3747 Here's my dumb question: for some reason, most of the files I open, open in QuickTime Player -- even though they're word docs or text/image scans and I can't actually see the whole doc with QTP. I wonder if I inadvertently did something to set QTP as the default open with application...? Is there a way to "undo" it one time, instead of file by file? Thanks! Here’s my dumb question: for some reason, most of the files I open, open in QuickTime Player — even though they’re word docs or text/image scans and I can’t actually see the whole doc with QTP. I wonder if I inadvertently did something to set QTP as the default open with application…? Is there a way to “undo” it one time, instead of file by file? Thanks!

]]> By: Roscohttp://www.proposedsolution.com/solutions/howto-set-the-default-program-to-open-certain-file-types-in-mac-os-x-eg-jpg-gif-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-3358 Rosco Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:55:32 +0000 http://www.proposedsolution.com/solutions/howto-set-the-default-program-to-open-certain-file-types-in-mac-os-x-eg-jpg-gif-etc/#comment-3358 Hi Sarah...To Undo the Always Open With you would simply overwrite the setting by setting Always Open With to another Application.Would that achieve what you want to do or is it something more complex?R. Hi Sarah…

To Undo the Always Open With you would simply overwrite the setting by setting Always Open With to another Application.

Would that achieve what you want to do or is it something more complex?

R.

]]> By: Sarahhttp://www.proposedsolution.com/solutions/howto-set-the-default-program-to-open-certain-file-types-in-mac-os-x-eg-jpg-gif-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-3355 Sarah Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:29:07 +0000 http://www.proposedsolution.com/solutions/howto-set-the-default-program-to-open-certain-file-types-in-mac-os-x-eg-jpg-gif-etc/#comment-3355 Your explanation is great. Here's my problem, and maybe you can help. I need to undo the "Always Open With". Can't find a thing about doing this! So if you know, I'll be very appreciative. Your explanation is great. Here’s my problem, and maybe you can help. I need to undo the “Always Open With”. Can’t find a thing about doing this! So if you know, I’ll be very appreciative.

]]> By: Hunterhttp://www.proposedsolution.com/solutions/howto-set-the-default-program-to-open-certain-file-types-in-mac-os-x-eg-jpg-gif-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-1800 Hunter Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:30:03 +0000 http://www.proposedsolution.com/solutions/howto-set-the-default-program-to-open-certain-file-types-in-mac-os-x-eg-jpg-gif-etc/#comment-1800 Except now it works for some reason. Except now it works for some reason.

]]> By: Hunterhttp://www.proposedsolution.com/solutions/howto-set-the-default-program-to-open-certain-file-types-in-mac-os-x-eg-jpg-gif-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-1799 Hunter Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:27:02 +0000 http://www.proposedsolution.com/solutions/howto-set-the-default-program-to-open-certain-file-types-in-mac-os-x-eg-jpg-gif-etc/#comment-1799 Option one doesn't work on my computer, because the Change All button shows up as non-pressable. Option one doesn’t work on my computer, because the Change All button shows up as non-pressable.

]]> By: Mikehttp://www.proposedsolution.com/solutions/howto-set-the-default-program-to-open-certain-file-types-in-mac-os-x-eg-jpg-gif-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-1293 Mike Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:07:41 +0000 http://www.proposedsolution.com/solutions/howto-set-the-default-program-to-open-certain-file-types-in-mac-os-x-eg-jpg-gif-etc/#comment-1293 I go through the motions for solution 1, but after I go back from the confimation window it has changed back. I go through the motions for solution 1, but after I go back from the confimation window it has changed back.

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