How do I change the default application
07/06/23 Filed in: general troubleshooting
Excel will not open and “Pages” is now opening any documents I receive! How to fix?
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Go to any .xls document and right click on it. Get info. Next, you'll see a long rectangular window pop up holding information about that document. Find the "open with" section and it will most likely say Pages. Click that drop down and select Excel instead. Now click "Change All". The computer will ask if you're sure you'd like to have all .xls files to now open with Excel instead of Pages. Agree and you're good to go.
You can change what program is the default for any document or file on your Mac. Examples:
Word instead of Pages.
VLC instead of Quicktime
Chrome instead of Safari
Keynote instead of Powerpoint
Preview instead of Adobe Acrobat
Lightroom instead of Photoshop
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Go to any .xls document and right click on it. Get info. Next, you'll see a long rectangular window pop up holding information about that document. Find the "open with" section and it will most likely say Pages. Click that drop down and select Excel instead. Now click "Change All". The computer will ask if you're sure you'd like to have all .xls files to now open with Excel instead of Pages. Agree and you're good to go.
You can change what program is the default for any document or file on your Mac. Examples:
Word instead of Pages.
VLC instead of Quicktime
Chrome instead of Safari
Keynote instead of Powerpoint
Preview instead of Adobe Acrobat
Lightroom instead of Photoshop
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