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Set default applications - Mac OS Tutorial

From the course: macOS Quick Tips

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Set default applications

- [Instructor] You can decide which application is the default for each type of file. Double click any file in Finder and it will open in the default application for that file type. for that file type. If I double-click on a Microsoft Word file, If I double click on a Microsoft Word file it opens in Microsoft Word. it opens in Microsoft Word. That's usually the default application That's usually the default application for that type of file. for that type of file. I'm just going to quit Microsoft Word. I'm just going to quit Microsoft Word. Instead of double-clicking, you can select a file, Instead of double-clicking, you can select a file, then go to the File menu in Finder then go to the File menu in Finder, and choose Get Info. then go to the File menu in Finder, and choose Get Info. and choose Get Info. This shows lots of information about that file. This shows lots of information about that file. Go to the Open With section. Go to the Open With section. You can select a different application here, You can select a different application here You can select a different application here if you want this file to open with something else if you want this file to open with something else when you double-click on it. when you double-click on it. If you want every file of this type If you want every file of this type to open in this other application, click Change All, to open in this other application, click Change All, click Change All and Confirm. and confirm. and confirm. So I've set this so that all Word documents open So I've set this so that all Word documents open open in the Text Edit application. in the TextEdit application. in the TextEdit application. Now, when I open another Microsoft Word document, Now when I open another Microsoft Word document Now, when I open another Microsoft Word document, it opens in the default application that I set. it opens in the default application that I set.

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