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September 24, 2013
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How do I stop word trying to open pdf docs?

  • September 24, 2013
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Word keeps trying top open PDFs. How do I stop it?

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    Claudio González
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    September 24, 2013

    Specifics depend on platform and OS version, but this can help.

    Right click on the icon of a known PDF and go to Porperties/Get Info. If the Open With sections doesn't show Reader, change it. Make sure that the change affects all files of the same type.

    judyf23Author
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    September 24, 2013

    It still doing it. This seems to have happened after I received some docs

    from a mac. My word documents also keep wanting to save in a docx format.

    does this make sense?

    I'm using windows 7

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    pwillener
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    September 27, 2013

    and that would mean uninstalling office?

    Judy Faulkner

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    judyf23 wrote:

    and that would mean uninstalling office?

    Or you could try a Repair of Adobe Reader and Microsoft Office (from Control Panel | Programs & Features).