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WHEN I DOWNLOAD A DOCUMENT ON FIREFOX, THE DEFAULT IS SET TO OPEN IN NOTEPAD - HOW DO I CHANGE THE DEFAULT TO OPEN AS PDF?

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On a webpage I frequent, I have to download documents straight from that website. The default method to open these downloads is set to "NOTE PAD" but I need to open it via "PDF."

How do I change the default to PDF on Firefox? It seems to be just this one single website.

Thank you

On a webpage I frequent, I have to download documents straight from that website. The default method to open these downloads is set to "NOTE PAD" but I need to open it via "PDF." How do I change the default to PDF on Firefox? It seems to be just this one single website. Thank you

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That sounds like a file associations problem did you change this setting? Otherwise you will have to look at if you have Windows the file association settings to change it back.

I think I accidentally changed it to open a downtown via Notepad. Just trying to figure out how to change it back to open via PDF.

Hi, this should be what you are looking for : https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-firefox-behavior-when-open-file

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