Great Mac OS X Hidden Gem
The relationships between files and their default applications are often a pain to deal with – unless you know about this cool “secret” feature. Many file types can be opened with more than one program on your Mac. For instance, a Word document (.doc extension) can be opened in TextEdit, Pages, and (of course) Microsoft Word. The same can be said for MP3 files — VLC , Quicktime, and iTunes can all play them. So what if you want your Word files to always open in Pages? The way most people go about doing this is by selecting a .doc file in Finder and pressing Command+I to bring up the Get Info window. From there, you can find the Open With section, select Pages from the list and click the Change All… button. Using Change All… in the Get Info window Phew… that’s a little much for something so simple. Plus, while it’s great for making all Word documents open in Pages, what if you want to change that association on a file-by-file basis? No such luck. Luckily, there’s a feature ...