Mar 15, 2019 How to change the default Mac app for specific file types Right-click on a file that uses the file type you'd like to change the default for. For example, one with a.jpg extension (a photo). Click on Get Info in the pop-up. Click Open With if the section isn't already expanded. 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.
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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.
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).
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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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