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From: Timothy Mathews on 27 Mar 2010 10:56
Just a few months into my Mac experience, I know I've seen a screen
where I changed the default programs--I remember resetting my default
e-mail program. I just decided to change my default presentation
program but cannot remember or find how one changes the various programs
which are used by default to open a particular file.

Refresh my failing memory, anyone?

Thanks,
Tim
From: Nick Naym on 27 Mar 2010 11:13
In article RYidnVKWbrAugTPWnZ2dnUVZ_oKdnZ2d(a)giganews.com, Timothy Mathews at
NOSPAMtsmohio(a)gmail.com wrote on 3/27/10 10:56 AM:

> Just a few months into my Mac experience, I know I've seen a screen
> where I changed the default programs--I remember resetting my default
> e-mail program. I just decided to change my default presentation
> program but cannot remember or find how one changes the various programs
> which are used by default to open a particular file.
>
> Refresh my failing memory, anyone?
>
> Thanks,
> Tim

For any file, "Get Info" provides the name of the default app ("Open
with:"), as well as the ability to change the default app (either for that
particular file only, or for all files of its type via the "Change All...
Button).



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iMac (27", 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD) � OS X (10.6.2)

From: Richard Maine on 27 Mar 2010 11:15
Timothy Mathews <NOSPAMtsmohio(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> Just a few months into my Mac experience, I know I've seen a screen
> where I changed the default programs--I remember resetting my default
> e-mail program. I just decided to change my default presentation
> program but cannot remember or find how one changes the various programs
> which are used by default to open a particular file.
>
> Refresh my failing memory, anyone?

Possibly RCDefaultApp, which is what I use.

<http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/>

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email: last name at domain . net | experience comes from bad judgment.
domain: summertriangle | -- Mark Twain
From: Timothy Mathews on 27 Mar 2010 11:36
Richard Maine wrote:
> Timothy Mathews<NOSPAMtsmohio(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Just a few months into my Mac experience, I know I've seen a screen
>> where I changed the default programs--I remember resetting my default
>> e-mail program. I just decided to change my default presentation
>> program but cannot remember or find how one changes the various programs
>> which are used by default to open a particular file.
>>
>> Refresh my failing memory, anyone?
>
> Possibly RCDefaultApp, which is what I use.
>
> <http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/>
>

Thanks to both of you
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