Change your default web browser
- Choose System Preferences from the Apple () menu.
- Click General.
- Choose your web browser from the 'Default web browser' pop-up menu.
Change your default email app
Mail.app, the email client that is bundled with macOS, is surprisingly robust. Still, it does have some limitations, leading many to switch to third-party email clients.
- Open Mail.
- Choose Preferences from the Mail menu, then click General. Or, if you're prompted to set up an email account, add your account, then choose Preferences from the Mail menu.*
- Choose your email app from the 'Default email reader' pop-up menu.
* You can also set your default email app in the preferences of your third-party email app.
Topics Map > OS and Desktop Applications > Operating Systems > Mac OS X
The default mail program is the software that is registered with your operating system as the software that is to handle mailto URL's. When another application wants to send an email, it looks up the default and passes the email to the default mail program.
Default Mail App Mac Os High Sierra
Apr 30, 2017 Steps to Change The Default Email Client on Mac OS. Step 1: To set the default email client, you need to first open the Mail app and look for ‘Preferences' in the Mail menu and click on this option. Step 2: When you open the Preferences box, check to ensure that General screen is activated. If it is not, click on the ‘General' button. May 20, 2019 To work around this behavior, set Outlook to be the default application in Apple Mail preferences. To do this, follow these steps: Run the Mail application. On the Mail menu, click Preferences. Click the General tab. For Default email reader, select Microsoft Outlook.
Use the following steps to change the default mail program in Mac OS X:
Open the Mail application from the Applications folder.
Click on the Mail menu and select Preferences...
Click the General button. If you don't see the General button, click on the small oval in the upper right corner to reveal it.
Select a new default mail program from the Default Email Reader menu (e.g. Thunderbird, Entourage).
See Also:
Best Mail App For Mac
Make Microsoft Edge Default Browser Mac
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Owner: | Leah S. | Group: | DoIT Help Desk |
Created: | 2009-09-30 19:00 CDT | Updated: | 2016-03-22 16:17 CDT |
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