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On occasion, icons may not show correctly for files that are imported from another operating system or after you have re-installed an application on a Mac OS X computer. First, try restarting the computer. If the icon for a document is still not showing the correct icon (for example, a PDF file), make sure the appropriate application (i.e., Preview or Acrobat) is set to open the document. To do this, click on the document once to highlight it, then select Get Info from the File menu. In the Get Info window, check the Open With section to make sure the correct application is selected. Be sure to select Change All if you wish to make this a computer-wide change.

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03/18/08

Last Updated: 3/18/08