Acrobat opening all inserted images as PDFs - and the images are terrible

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What setting do I need to go to in order to make Acrobat STOP automatically converting all inserted jpg,jpeg, png files to PDFs? The conversion ruins the image - changing all the colors to gray/neon - like a negative image of the original, but with lots of pixelation and lines so you can no longer tell what the original image was. (See image below. I just want Acrobat to open inserted jpegs, etc. as IMAGE files, not PDFs.) I have already tried ctrl K and cannot find an appropriate setting to change. I already have Photos as the default app to open these types of files on my windows pc.

JR Boulay · Accepted Answer

You should check the settings in your Acrobat Preferences : Convert to PDF

janice_4283 · Answer

What setting do I need to go to in order to make Acrobat STOP automatically converting all inserted jpg,jpeg, png files to PDFs? The conversion ruins the image - changing all the colors to gray/neon - like a negative image of the original, but with lots of pixelation and lines so you can no longer tell what the original image was. (See image below. I just want Acrobat to open inserted jpegs, etc. as IMAGE files, not PDFs.) I have already tried ctrl K and cannot find an appropriate setting to change. I already have Photos as the default app to open these types of files on my windows pc. AES Success

By @Rachael27089964dqc6

Acrobat is not designed as an image viewer; it automatically converts image files to a new, often-corrupted PDF document. The key to stopping this is to manage your PC's file associations, not a setting within Acrobat itself. You need to go to **Windows Settings > Apps > Default apps** and manually ensure that file types like `.jpg` and `.png` are set to open with the **Photos** app or another dedicated image viewer, preventing Acrobat from ever being the default program for these files.

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