How to Change Settings to Open a PDF File. A Portable Document File is a type of file that uses an open standard across different computer platforms and programs.

However, if you do not want to do that, you can always open PDF files in Protected View in Word. It helps you block any macros from running right after opening the file in Word.

The system will open the PDF in Google Docs. Figure F From Google Drive, select a PDF file, then open it with Google Doc to gain access to text contained within the document.

There are a few ways you can convert a PDF to Excel, including through Microsoft Office apps and Adobe Acrobat.

Press "Alt-F2" to open a command line prompt within Unity. Type the command for Evince with your PDF file's name, file extension and its full path relative to the Home directory.