PDFs from Photoshop open in Illustrator

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March 17, 2019
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My Photoshop files that are saved as PDF's keep opening as Illustrator PDFs! How do I get it to open in Preview on a Mac?

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nb14119081 wrote
My photoshop files that are saved as PDF's keep opening as illustrator pdf's! How do I get it to open in preview on a Mac?

Hi NB,

This is a question about your operating system, not Photoshop. Your Mac sees a PDF, and the PDF extension has been associated with Illustrator on your computer.

To change that, open the Finder and select a PDF.
With a PDF selected, choose File > Get Info
In the Get Info panel, find where it says Open with: Illustrator
In the Pop-up, choose the Application you want to open your PDFs. They are in alphabetical order.
Important: Choose Change All.. to change All PDFs to open with your preferred program and not just the one you have selected.

Note: I love all things Mac with one exception. Preview is a horrible PDF reader. Use Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader if at all possible. The Reader is free. It will say (default) when you have finished. My PDFs open in Acrobat — whether I create them in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Word, or Excel.

~ Jane

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Also if you use Adobe Bridge you can set up the File Type Association

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nb14119081 wrote
My photoshop files that are saved as PDF's keep opening as illustrator pdf's! How do I get it to open in preview on a Mac?

Hi NB,

This is a question about your operating system, not Photoshop. Your Mac sees a PDF, and the PDF extension has been associated with Illustrator on your computer.

To change that, open the Finder and select a PDF.
With a PDF selected, choose File > Get Info
In the Get Info panel, find where it says Open with: Illustrator
In the Pop-up, choose the Application you want to open your PDFs. They are in alphabetical order.
Important: Choose Change All.. to change All PDFs to open with your preferred program and not just the one you have selected.

Note: I love all things Mac with one exception. Preview is a horrible PDF reader. Use Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader if at all possible. The Reader is free. It will say (default) when you have finished. My PDFs open in Acrobat — whether I create them in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Word, or Excel.

~ Jane