When you choose a file, your Mac tends to open it with a default program, even if you have multiple programs that are designed to work with that type of file. The odds are that your HTML files will open in Safari, your text documents will open in Pages (or if you don’t have Pages installed, it will open in Text Edit) and your pictures will open with Preview. For most of us, that is a good thing, but it may not be for you. Maybe you want to edit your photos with a more advanced tool, instead of just viewing them. That means have to open each photo in the program before you can begin your work. Not exactly what anyone would call a convenient setup.

If all default associations have been assigned to a program, the Set Default Programs window will display the message, 'This program has all its defaults,' as shown below. While the Default Programs feature is an easy way to change file associations in Windows 7, associations can be changed by other means as well.

If you want to fix that, you are going to have to change your default programs. That may sound really complicated at first, but with Leopard, or Snow Leopard, it is really quite simple. Just follow these steps and you will be up and changing your file associations in no time. Let’s continue on with your example from above, and figure out how to make your images open in Photoshop instead of in Preview.

This process will work for a variety of different programs and file types. Step One: Find the File (or Files) You Wish to Change. Open the spotlight window by clicking on the magnifying glass icon on the top right hand side of your Mac desktop. Type in the name of the file that you want to find. If you are not sure of the exact name, type in only a few characters of the title. When spotlight displays your results, select the file from the list. This will automatically open the folder or file in Finder where your target item is.

If you wish to change a single image, you may have to back out to the folder it is stored in. Alternatively, if you know where the file is stored, simply navigate to that location.

Step Two: Getting The File Info and Making The Change Once you have located the file, you can single click on it to highlight it. Once the image is highlighted, go to the menu bar at the top and choose “File -> Get Info”.

This will bring up the information bar for this file. Here, you will see a variety of options for your image. Click on the arrow next to the worlds “Open With.” This will expand your file associations options for this file, but it will also give you access to change the extensions for all files of this type. Here, you will see a drop down box. It will show the name and icon of the current program that you use by default. In most cases for an image, you will see the word “Preview” written there.

If you want to use Photoshop, and you have it installed, all you have to do is choose that from the drop down menu. Changing All The Files.

How To Show All Files on the Mac There are two ways to show the hidden files on your Mac. First, the hard way: Using the Terminal. 'Terminal' is a program that advanced users typically use. If you click Go in the apple menu bar (finder), and then you click Utilities, you will come to a folder that has the Terminal application. Start Terminal by double clicking the icon. Next, Type the following into the terminal: defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES Press Enter, then type: killall FINDER Press Enter again.

The above procedure isn't too much of a hassle if you have to do it once. But why not make it easier? If you find yourself regularly toggling between showing all files, and hiding them, try downloading our free program that switches back and forth with the click of a button. To use this program, simply run the program, and you will be presented with a few options. The top box allows you to toggle between showing and hiding files that have been designated as hidden on a mac. Just click the appropriate button, and the program will execute the two commands above. Pretty simple.

Free document editor for mac. This will initiate the editing mode. Edit PDF text on your Mac Immediately the file is opened, click on the “Edit” tab which is on the top toolbar.

This app now also gives you control over which files / folders are visible when the AppleShowAllFiles flag is set to NO. To use this feature of the program, drag any files and folders that you wish to change the visibility of into the window in the second box. Once the files / folders are loaded, click the appropriate button to make these files visible / invisible. In order to make an invisible file become visible, you will need to have first clicked the 'Show Special Files' button in box 1 (otherwise, you won't be able to see the files in order to drag them into the box). This app is free for life, and we continue to develop it to meet our customers' needs. It is our most popular free-ware download, with hundreds of downloads per day. If you have a request or a suggestion, we strongly urge you to use the contact link (above) to let us know of your feature requests.

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