Adobe Acrobat Reader as default...

I recently purchased a new iMac and downloaded Acrobat Reader, but I can't figure out how to make it the default program for pdf files instead of Preview... Any ideas?
Thanks!

Get Info on a pdf-file (right-click on it)
Then choose "Open with..." and select Acrobat. Click on "Change all" and confirm your choice. That should do it.
Good luck
senex

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