[X-Apps] Print Preview Default

[Bob Johns]

Michael and Thomas,

Michael - I screwed up in trying your method in that I apparently used 
the Control key instead of the Option key every time I tried to reset 
the default file. Both of your instructions worked as you described 
when I used the Option key. However it did not result in the default 
being changed and the Preview program gets used only once as I said 
below. I got the "Always Open With" menu phrasing as you described but 
somehow the default did not change, only the first use of Preview. I 
must still be doing something stupid as I did the first time I tried to 
use your method. It sounds as if it should change the default when it 
says "Always Open With". (What I am trying to do is have the Preview 
app be the application that is used to preview any file I am printing, 
whether it is a .pdf file or not.)

Thomas - I was able to change the default with your method and have the 
Preview App do the previewing for non-pdf files as well as .pdf files. 
Your procedure also made the default indication move from "Acrobat 
Reader" to "Preview".

I still don't see why I could not make Michael's method work, but at 
least I finally have the default back to Preview! Thank you both for 
the help. I appreciate it.

Bob


On Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at 08:31  AM, Michael W. Sumbera wrote:

> See the message from Thomas Karns for an alternate method.
>
> For this one, are you still holding the Option key when selecting the 
> File menu?  Or pull down the file menu, then press Option, you should 
> see four items change, one being Open With to Always Open With.  (The 
> others are Close Window to Close All, Get Info to Show Inspector and 
> something with Move to Trash that I'm not sure on.)  If that doesn't 
> happen for you, then I'm not sure why.
>
>
> On Tuesday, March 11, 2003, at 11:30  PM, Bob Johns wrote:
>
>> Michael,
>>
>> Option>File>Open With allows me to select Preview and preview before 
>> printing once. However, it does not change the default to Preview 
>> app, and the next time I try to preview before printing it previews 
>> in Reader again. You said " File> Always Open with" while my screen 
>> says "Open With". The "Open With" window has the word "default" after 
>> Acrobat Reader and that does not change. (I'm using OS X v.10.2.4)