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Lesson 10: Opening Files with Different Applications
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Opening files with different applications
When you open a file in macOS, it will usually open in the default application for that type of file. For example, a photo will open in Preview. But you may not always want this. In this lesson, we'll show you how to open a file in a different application, as well as how to change the default application so a file will always open in your preferred program.
Opening a file in the default application
As you learned in our lesson on working with files, you can locate and double-click a file to open it. It will open in the default application for that type of file.
To open a file in a different application:
Sometimes you may want to open a file in a different application without changing the default. For example, you may want to open a photo with Adobe Photoshop to crop or resize it.
- Locate and right-click the desired file. From the drop-down menu, select Open With and choose the desired application. In this example, we'll select Adobe Photoshop Elements Editor.
- The file will open in the selected application.
To change the default application:
You may prefer to change the default application for certain types of files so they'll always open in the new app when you double-click them. For example, you may want your photos to always open in Adobe Photoshop instead of the Preview application.
- Locate and right-click the desired file, then select Get Info from the menu that appears. You can also select the file and press Command+I on your keyboard.
- A dialog box will appear. Under Open with, click the drop-down menu and select the desired application. In our example, we'll select Adobe Photoshop Elements Editor.
- Click Change All.
- A dialog box will appear confirming that you want to change the default application for all files of this file type. Click Continue.
- The default application will be changed. The next time you double-click a file of that type, it will open in the new default application.
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Is there any possible way wherein I can make Chrome prompt the “Open file” option instead of it downloading to my computer?
Sometimes when I browse and find a PDF in my search results I do not want to download and open from my computer. I would prefer to “Open” it. Does anyone know how one handles this in Chrome?
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Thanks!
- This is the reason why Chrome doesn't do that automatically:
This step helps prevent malicious software from automatically downloading to your computer. If the download URL matches the latest list of malicious website published by the Safe Browsing API , a warning will appear.
Source: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95759&from=95579&rd=1 - The simplest way it to just click on the progress meter along the bottom once the download has initiated. This will cause it to open immediately upon completion.
- hehe that's what I do when I want to 'Open' them in Chrome :)
- PDF and Flash are special cases since they are handled internally by Chrome (but you can override that to use 3rd party plug-ins or applications). Generally however, I don't believe there's an option for that in Chrome.
That said, all it takes is a _one click_ on the button on the bottom of the screen to open the document. I really like this feature - it means that opening the file is still quite easy, and I get to keep the downloaded file in a convenient location. - go to 'about:plugins' in your google chrome browser, under “Chrome PDF Viewer” give a check in 'always allowed' and it will display your pdf file in a browser. This PDF plugin is a default plug in it has. for another reference go to suport.google.com
- That's unusual. When I click on a PDF file in Chrome, it just opens it. Are you using an extension that is causing this behavior?
- Ok yeah, I think I was bad in phrasing what I wanted to ask. Forget pdf files.. say you search for a ppt file and want to open it. Unlike browsers such as IE/Opera, which give you an 'Open' option when you download, Chrome gives me 'Keep' and 'Discard'. And I don't want to do either, but just open and view it. Is it possible?