Viewing or printing a CalFile return

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Some versions of Chrome and Firefox use a PDF preview tool that may not work to view and print the CalFile return. Follow the instructions below to open the CalFile PDF in Adobe Reader.

  1. In the web address bar, enter about:plugins
  2. Find either Adobe Reader in the plug-in list and select the Enable link or find Chrome PDF Viewer and select the Disable link
  1. Go to Tools >Options
  2. In the Options window, select Applications
  3. Find content type Portable Document Format (PDF)
  4. If the action is Preview in Firefox, select it and change it to Use Adobe Reader (default)
  5. Select OK button

Set Adobe Reader as Default Program

Windows 10

  1. Select Start Menu Settings System Default Apps
  2. Select choose default apps by file type
  3. Find .pdf on the left side and select Microsoft Edge
  4. Once the Choose an app pop-up opens, select the application you want to set as the default app to open PDF files

Windows 8

  1. Switch to the Start screen, type default programs and press Enter to open the Default Programs window
  2. Select set your default programs
  3. In the left pane, select Adobe Reader and then select the set this program as default button that appears on the right-hand side

Windows Vista or Windows 7

  1. Select the Start button and then Control Panel
  2. Select Default Programs
  3. Select Associate a file type or protocol with a program
  4. Scroll down to find and highlight .pdf
  5. If Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat is not the current default:
    1. Select the Change program button in the upper right-hand corner
    2. Find and select Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat
    3. Select the OK button

    Apple OS X

    1. If your computer has created an .aspx or .pdf file, but the file shows code or random letters, numbers, and symbols when you open it, save the file to your desktop
    2. In the Finder, select the file you saved to your desktop and choose File from the toolbar and then Get Info
    3. In the Info window, select the Open with pane
    4. Choose Adobe Reader
    5. If you want all PDF documents to open with Adobe Reader, select the Change All button. Otherwise, close the info window to associate Adobe Reader to this document only.

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