[muglo] Re: Default settings

I can¹t right-click but I tried shift while clicking my Mac mouse and it
didn¹t work either.  I did solve the problem by going to file/get info and
in there I was able to change the default settings.  Thanks all!
Theresa

> Try a right-click on the item and then "open with" you may get a dialogue
> "always open with" box.
> 
> Garth
> 
>> > Yes, I do understand that but somewhere, it inadvertently was set to open
>> > automatically with Word so each time a WMV download finishes, Word opens =
> and
>> > tries to open the file.  I then have to close all the Word stuff and go t=
> o
>> > file/open with where I see that Word is the default.  I=B9m actually
>> trying=
>  to
>> > find the place to set the default away from the erroneous Word and to set
>> > these video files to open automatically with Windows Media Player. Do you
>> > know where the default settings for opening WMV files are?  I=B9ve already
>> > checked Word and Windows Media Player Preferences.
>> > Theresa
>> >=20
>>> >> At 1:20 PM -0400 4/12/04, Theresa Roth wrote:
>>> >>=20
>>>>> >>>> How do I change the default setting for opening video clips?
>>> >>=20
>>> >> Hmm, well, video files downloaded from the 'net could be in a variety
>>> >> of formats. QuickTime can handle some of them but not all. Other
>>> >> media players might have to be used, instead.
>>> >>=20
>>> >> In general, to set the app to use to open a certain filetype, one
>>> >> would select the item and then go to File/Get Info/Open With. There
>>> >> you will find an area to choose which app to use for that item. (And
>>> >> all similar items, if you so choose.)
>>> >>=20
>>>>> >>>>  The downloads
>>>>> >>>> always try to open with Word.
>>> >>=20
>>> >> Hmm, wonder why that is...?
>>> >>=20
>>> >>   Mary
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