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title: "Setting the Default PDF editor on macOS"
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Students, faculty, and staff can use Adobe Reader on their Mac computers. 

## Setting Adobe Reader as Your Default PDF Reader

To use Adobe Reader for Mac, you need to set Adobe Reader as the default reader for PDFs on your computer. 

1. Right-click a document.  
:warning: Note: The document must be a relevant file type. In this case, you should be searching for a document with the filetype PDF.
2. Select **Get info.**

![Screenshot of menu that appears when you right-click a pdf on mac](media://f3726f0e-25fd-4c01-a379-a3bdc69d69d2)


3. Click the **Open with** section if it is not already expanded.

![screenshot of page that comes up after clicking get info with open with button highlighted](media://17af4aa4-f3d5-4438-bfa5-49427c32ac7d)


4. Select the app you would like to be your default PDF editor.

![screenshot showing example list of available pdf opening applications that comes up when clicking the drop down next to open with](media://b77bed90-1175-4d6d-b33d-c03b38a24a78)


5. Click **Change all. **

![screenshot of get info page after changing the open with application highlighting change all button](media://cbc36d58-ac16-48ae-b17e-3b6e045f30dd)


6. Confirm your change when prompted to do so.

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