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all my PDF files have been converted to word. how do I reverse this

Anonymous
2023-04-15T17:39:19+00:00

All my PDF files have been converted to word. How do I reverse this. And how do I prevent this from happening.

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  1. Stefan Blom 338.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2023-04-15T17:44:46+00:00

    If Word is trying to open all of your PDFs, then something is wrong with the file associations.

    Right-click the icon of a PDF file in File Explorer and choose Properties. On the General tab of the Properties window, click the Change button and choose Adobe Reader or whatever is your favorite PDF viewer/editor. For other methods, see https://www.howtogeek.com/746203/how-to-set-your-default-apps-on-windows-11/.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-12-23T17:30:58+00:00

    Hello,

    I'm not technically proficient at all and need to speak with someone urgently!

    All of my PDF files were converted to Word files and I need to change them back

    to PDFs as soon as possible.

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  2. Stefan Blom 338.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2023-12-23T17:42:03+00:00

    Hello,

    I'm not technically proficient at all and need to speak with someone urgently!

    All of my PDF files were converted to Word files and I need to change them back

    to PDFs as soon as possible.

    Michael,

    Are you running Word for Windows? In that case, my suggestion from April should work.

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  3. Stefan Blom 338.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2023-12-23T17:59:02+00:00

    You are welcome.

    Merry Christmas to you, too.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-12-23T17:53:02+00:00

    Yes, Thank You very much! That WAS the solution....Merry Christmas!

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