How do I view PDF thumbnails in Windows 8?

How do I view PDF thumbnails in Windows 8?

Open Acrobat or Acrobat Reader. On the Edit menu, choose Preferences. In the Preferences dialog box, choose General in the Categories list, and then select the Enable PDF thumbnail previews in Windows Explorer check box.

How do I fix Preview thumbnails?

How do I fix Windows 10 thumbnails that are not showing?

  1. Press Windows Key + S and enter folder options.
  2. After File Explorer Options window opens, go to View tab and make sure that Always show icons, never thumbnails option is unchecked.
  3. Now click on Apply and OK to save changes.

Where is the thumbnail of a PDF file?

If you do not see page thumbnails in the navigation pane, try using F4 to open the navigation pane. Or choose View > Show/Hide > Navigation Panes > Page Thumbnails.

How do I change my icons back to a PDF file?

You should be able to change the icon associated with the PDF file type; on Windows Explorer use ‘Tools’ | ‘Folder Options’, then tab ‘File Types’. Select the ‘PDF’ extension, then click ‘Advanced’. Here you can use the ‘Change Icon’ button.

How do I fix file preview?

Preview Pane Not Working in Windows 10? 8 Ways to Fix It

  1. Ensure the Preview Pane Isn’t Disabled.
  2. Rule Out the File Specific Issues.
  3. Tweak Folder Options Settings.
  4. Check Hard Disk Response Issues.
  5. Update Graphics Driver.
  6. Tweak Advanced System Properties.
  7. Run a Malware Scan.
  8. Run an SFC Scan.

Why do my PDF file icons look different?

1 Correct answer. You need to reset your file associations so that your system uses Reader to open pdf files. It’s pretty easy to do but varies from one OS to the other.

How do I change a PDF icon?

Why are my PDF icons now Chrome icons?

Sometimes even when setting Adobe Acrobat DC as the Default, downloaded PDFs will open in Chrome instead. This is because Chrome is set to use it’s integrated PDF viewer when files are downloaded by default. You will need to turn this off to make it go away.

How do I change the PDF icon back to the default Adobe Reader icon?

  1. Right click on the PDF file.
  2. Open with…
  3. Choose another application.
  4. Select Adobe Acrobat Reader (or any other application you are looking for)
  5. Tick the box “Always use this application by default)
  6. OK.