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How can I open a pdf attachment in Mozilla Thunderbird?

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In my Thunderbird email account, I checked a box for MSWord to open all attachments, but I would like to reverse that decision since I got a pdf attachment, and MSWord doesn't open that. How do I change it back to the way it was so the pdf attachment can be opened with adobe?

In my Thunderbird email account, I checked a box for MSWord to open all attachments, but I would like to reverse that decision since I got a pdf attachment, and MSWord doesn't open that. How do I change it back to the way it was so the pdf attachment can be opened with adobe?

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Tools > Options > Attachments > Incoming tab

  • in the 'Content Type' column:
  • look for: Microsoft Office Word document
  • then look at the 'Action' for it
  • click on the current Action and select 'use Microsoft Office Word'

If this is already setup ok then leave alone and do the next step.

Is there a 'Content type' for Adobe Acrobat Document' ? If yes,

  • click on the Action and select 'Use Adobe Acrobat' or 'Adobe Reader'
  • click on OK

If there is no 'Content type' for Adobe Acrobat Document' then click on OK and do the next step below.

  • Locate email with pdf attachment
  • right click on attachment and choose Open
  • select 'Open with' and choose 'Adobe Reader'
  • select 'do this automatically for files like this from now on.'
  • click on OK
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