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Click on the Mail dropdown menu in the top toolbar.Whatever you choose, the methods for setting Gmail as the default email service on macOS are in the video above and the text below. It feels less clunky, I never need to sync my account with the Mail app, no software updates are needed, etc.

Personally, I opt for having Gmail open in a web browser. You can choose whether you want to open the Apple Mail app with your Gmail account for sending and receiving emails or if you’d just like a Gmail to open up in a web browser. Making Gmail the default email service on Mac is a must if Gmail is your primary email account.īy setting it as default, when you click on a link to email someone online, it will automatically start creating a new email from your Gmail account – instead of iCloud. On the General tab, in Default email reader, select Microsoft Outlook.Learn how to make Gmail the default email on Mac for sending emails when clicking on links. The Mac default is to use the Mail app, but you can change the default to Outlook. Your default mail reader is what's used when you're browsing a web page and share it via email with a friend or colleague, or mail it to yourself for further reading. Under Format and account, clear the Reply and forward using the default e-mail account check box. To change this preference, on the Outlook menu, click Preferences, and then under Email, click Composing. When you forward or reply to a message, Outlook uses the account that the original message was sent to. When you're finished, under Inbox, click your default account. You can now send email from your non-default email account. To send an email message from an account other than your default account, under Inbox, select the account in the list. In the bottom, left pane of the Accounts box, click Set as Default. Select the account that you want to make the default account. Tip: A list of your accounts is in the left pane of the Accounts box, and the default account is at the top of the list.
