How To Make MS Outlook My Default Mail Client

Microsoft Outlook, the email client application from the software giant Microsoft allows its users to send and receive email messages, manage contacts and tasks with ease. As of 2010 March, Microsoft Outlook is available only for Windows powered PCs. When you drop into a website and click on the email address link, the default mail client opens, followed by a new message, preaddressed and ready for you to compose and send. If you have not set Microsoft Outlook as your default email client, another email client will open. Setting up Microsoft Outlook as your default client for email takes only a few clicks, and it can save you a lot of time in the future. This article will help you in setting up Microsoft Outlook as your default email client. 

Outlook settings instructions

• Turn ON the device. Click on the icon labeled Admin. When prompted, enter your Admin password to sign as the main user. If you have no access to your admin account, click on the guest user. This will make you sign-in as the guest user. 
• Wait for the Windows to sign-in. Open Microsoft Outlook application on your device. Either you may launch the application by clicking the desktop shortcut label or the taskbar plug-in. Locate the desktop shortcut on your screen or on the Quick Launch bar. 
• Alternatively, you may launch the application from the Start menu. To launch the application from the Start menu, first open the Start menu. Click on the Start orb placed on the bottom left corner of the Windows home screen to open the Start menu. Instead, you may also launch the application using the keyboard shortcut Windows key. If you want, you may also use the Ctrl + Esc keys to launch the Start menu. 
• Place the mouse pointer on the search space and type Microsoft Outlook. From the menu bar placed on top of the application window, select the label that reads Tools. From the Tools dropdown, select the label that reads Options.
• From the Options window, select the tab labeled Other.
• Place a tick mark in the box next to the label that reads Make Outlook the default program for E-mail, Contacts, and Calendar in the General section.
• Close the Options dialog box. This will set Microsoft Outlook as your default email client.

For more assistance and support on Microsoft Outlook settings, visit our Microsoft Outlook support settings page. Follow the steps above to fix the issues with Microsoft Outlook and its settings.