Hi Donna, You need to select your document in Finder, and then use Command-I to get info, then use item chooser.
Cheers, Esther Donna Goodin wrote: > > Thanks, Anne. where exactly do I need to be when I bring up the item > chooser? I've tried it from within testedit and from within > documents, but I'm unable to bring any options for opening a document. > Thanks, > Donna > On Oct 23, 2009, at 2:43 PM, Anne Robertson wrote: > >> >> Hello Donna, >> >> On Oct 23, 2009, at 7:58 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: >>> Is there some way that I can >>> set Text Edit to be my default word processor, so that, when I click >>> on a document, it automatically opens in TextEdit rather than Pages? >> Yes. You can do this for any type of file and any appropriate >> application. >> >> You do this by selecting a file of the type you want always to open >> with a specific application. You press >> Command-i to get info. Then use the item chooser (VO-I) and type "op" >> to find Open With. Set the default application to the one you want >> and >> click >>> Change All. This should solve your problem. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Anne >> >>> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
