How can I make gmail my default email address?

May 25th, 2007 | by gmail |
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George C asked:


I want to know if it’s possible to make gmail my default email. For example, if I click an email link right now it will automatically send me to my yahoo mail. But I would prefer to use my gmail. How can I do that?

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  1. 2 Responses to “How can I make gmail my default email address?”

  2. By web2.0fan on May 25, 2007 | Reply

    When you are on a website and you click to email them, whatever default email address provider they use, that is what will pop-up. If they use yahoo, then it won’t matter who is YOUR default email client. Hope this helps.

  3. By who walks alone on May 27, 2007 | Reply

    Download Gmail Notifier and you can designate Gmail as your default mailto handler. This means that when you click on any hyperlinked email address, a Gmail compose window will open so you can send a message to that address from Gmail.

    To do so in Windows:

    1. Download the Gmail Notifier.
    2. Right-click the Notifier icon in your system tray, and select Options.
    3. Check the box next to Use Gmail for internet mailto: links.
    4. Click OK.

    If you decide later that you don’t want to use Gmail as your default email application, simply uncheck the box.

    And, if you’re using a Mac, you can set your default mailto handler by following these steps:

    1. Download the Google Notifier.
    2. Open the Notifier.
    3. Click the Mail icon on the Menu bar and go to Preferences…
    4. Select the Gmail tab and choose Gmail as the program from the Compose mail in drop-down menu.

    and Google toolbar does the same function but i don’t like toolbars.

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