for some reason that hasn't worked with Adobe reader. It's worked for all other file types. Probably just a quirk on my machine.
>________________________________ > From: Mike Fry <mike...@iafrica.com> >To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2012 12:02 PM >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Problem Creating a PDF file > >On 2012/04/08 17:05, Marg Strong wrote: > >> I don't know if the problem is not being able to open the PDF files, but I've >> had that problem on my Windows 7 computer for some time. I always had to >> right >> click and choose the Adobe PDF reader. Now I have the reader on my task bar >> and >> just drag the pdf file onto it so it is quicker. > >using Windows Explorer, locate a PDF file, any PDF file, right-click on it and >select Properties. On the General tab, look at what Windows thinks the file >opens with. Does it say Adobe reader? If not click on the Change... button. Now >you can sort things out and allocate Adobe Reader to open all PDF files. If >Adobe Reader isn't shown as the Recommended program, click on the little arrow >at the end of the line for Other Programs. Is it in there? If so, select it and >make sure that the check box saying 'Always use the selected program to open >this kind of file' is ticked. Now click OK and close the Properties window. > >If it's not Recommended or in the Other Programs, then it hasn't been set up as >a Default Program, but that's another topice :-). > >Maybe the simplest way out is to reinstall Acrobat reader :-) > >-- >Regards, >Mike Fry >Johannesburg > > > >Legacy User Group guidelines: >http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on >our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
