Drake Tax - Changing File Associations

Opening certain types of files is opening in the wrong program

With Drake Software and additional features interacting with multiple software programs such as Microsoft and Adobe products, you may find that a file is opening or displaying using software you no longer want to use for that function. For example, when you use Drake Documents, if .pdf files are opening in something other than Adobe Acrobat Reader, you may want to change it so that .pdf files always open with Adobe Reader.

You can change what program opens a certain file type by changing file associations in Windows. If the program you want to use is installed on your computer, you can select it to open a file type.

1. Go to Start > Settings.

2. Select Apps > Default apps.

3. Scroll down and select the option Choose default apps by file type near the bottom of the list. This will open a list of all file types sorted alphabetically.

4. Scroll down to find the appropriate file extension. For the above example, find .pdf PDF File in the list. To the right of .pdf, click to Choose a default app, and select Adobe Reader from the available programs or apps.

5. Close out of the Choose Defaults by File Type screen.