[X4U] Changing the Default Application

[Robert Ashton]

Get info on the file and use the open with box. Bob
On Mar 2, 2006, at 5:32 AM, Arnie Coleman wrote:

> How do I change the default application for a document file?  I  
> have an Excel spreadsheet that opens in Word when I double click  
> it.  When I right-click the file's icon (which is generic) and  
> select "Open with . . .",  MS Word is shown as the default app.   
> I've tried opening the file within Excel (which works okay) then  
> doing a "Save As", but that doesn't help.
>
> Thanks in advance . . .
>
> -  Arnie
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