How do I change the setting for how non pdf documents are opened?

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When I downloaded Adobe Acrobat, I was asked if I wanted the program to open all documents with it and I mindlessly answered yes. I do not actually want this to happen. I need my documents to open in the format in which they were sent to me (ex. Word) not all as PDF.

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J E L · Answer

Hi @defaultx8lnxbt8f2tp Sorry to hear about the trouble! The prompt should only be asking if you want .PDF files to open with Acrobat, not other file formats such as Word. But just to check, if you are on Windows, navigate to settings, default apps, choose default apps by file type. Here, you can see what programs are set to open which types and change them accordingly. Let us know if that helps!

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