Associating .ppt files with a different version of PowerPoint

[KalaiGiri]

I installed a new version of Microsoft Office on my Mac However, all
my office files are automatically associated with the older demo
version that was uninstalled. The end result is that double-clicking
on any Office file gives an error message. I get around it by opening
the Application first and then using file open to open the appropriate
file. Clearly this is inconvenient. Obviously, I can associate a file
with the right application by clicking on "Get Info" and then
associating it with the right application. The "Get Info" panel also
has a button labeled "Change All...". Clicking on that does not do
its job. The files continue to be associated with the wrong
Application. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

--giri

 

[Jim Gordon MVP]

Hi Kalai,

The "change all" button ought to be working. Have you run Apple's Disk
Utility and used it to repair permissions?

In general, whatever program you installed most recently should be the one
MacOS uses to launch a given file type.

You might also try running the Automatic Update of Office (Help > Check For
Updates in any office application). The updater might take care of the file
associations problem.

-Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

I installed a new version of Microsoft Office on my Mac However, all
my office files are automatically associated with the older demo
version that was uninstalled. The end result is that double-clicking
on any Office file gives an error message. I get around it by opening
the Application first and then using file open to open the appropriate
file. Clearly this is inconvenient. Obviously, I can associate a file
with the right application by clicking on "Get Info" and then
associating it with the right application. The "Get Info" panel also
has a button labeled "Change All...". Clicking on that does not do
its job. The files continue to be associated with the wrong
Application. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

--giri

--
Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

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