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Question Info. Last updated September 30, 2024 Views 10,351 Applies to: Windows. /. Windows 8.1. /. Files, folders, and storage. i cannot find the pdf file i saved. I have looked in documents and do not see it.
where are downloaded pdf files stored? Often in an attempt to make things simpler and more intuitive the developers make things harder and less intuitive. In older operating systems I releid heavely on searching. Now the search functions are simply not useful and effective and they are hard to understand so I now often lose where my files are.
In that case, do the following: Right-click on the icon for a PDF file. On the context menu, click Open With, and then click Choose Default Program. Select your PDF viewer if it is listed, otherwise click More Options, scroll to Look for another app on this PC and click it. Stefan Blom. MS 365 Word MVP since 2005.
Close all Edge Browser windows. Press Win + R keys to open up the Run dialog box. Type %LocalAppData% and press OK. Browse to Microsoft>>Edge>>User Data. Under User Data folder, rename the folder Default to Default.old. Restart Edge and it should ask you to login to your profile. Once logged in check if the same issue persists.
Instead of double-clicking on the file, right-click on it and choose Open with from the shortcut menu. You'll get a choice of apps, but don't click on any of them. Instead, click on Choose another app. Choose the appropriate program, check the box for "Always use this app to open .pdf files," and click OK. Thanks Suzanne. I have a solution.
If Word is trying to open all of your PDFs, then something is wrong with the file associations. Right-click the icon of a PDF file in File Explorer and choose Properties. On the General tab of the Properties window, click the Change button and choose Adobe Reader or whatever is your favorite PDF viewer/editor.
Kindly follow these steps to disable PDF files opening in the browser. - Open Adobe Reader/Acrobat. - Click on the 'Edit' menu then 'Preferences'. - Click on 'Internet' on the side bar. - Under 'Web Browser Options' untick 'Display PDF in browser'. - Click 'OK' to save the changes. To change the default PDF open behavior when using a web browser:
Here's what you can try to resolve this issue: 1. Check File Associations: - Go to your computer's settings or control panel. - Look for "Default Apps" or "Set Default Programs" option. - Find the file type associations for .docx or Word documents and ensure they are set to Microsoft Word. 2.
Open Explorer and locate a .PDF file. Right-click it. Choose Open with >, then Choose default program from the flyout. Figure 1.0 - Open With dialog. TURN ON Always use the selected program to open this kind of file in the lower left. If your Adobe Reader is in the Recommended Programs list, double-click it.
To make sure that PDF files always open in Adobe Acrobat Reader instead of the browser, you can try the following steps: Open Adobe Acrobat Reader. Go to Edit > Preferences. In the Categories section on the left, select "General". Under "Basic Tools", click on "Select Default PDF Handler".