How do I make Outlook my default mail application?

[Dragoro]

I tried going to mail preferences and selecting outlook as the default, doesn't seem to work, when i click on an email address, it still opens apple mail.

 

[borgusio]

Same problem here...

 

[AlliFlowers]

I wish. Until it's added to system preferences, it's not something we'll be able to do.

 

[Fishrrman]

Try installing the "RCDefaultApp" preference pane:
http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/

Free, and it seems to do what it's supposed to.

If you try it, please post back to let us know if it worked for you!

 

[AlliFlowers]

Try installing the "RCDefaultApp" preference pane:
http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/

Free, and it seems to do what it's supposed to.

If you try it, please post back to let us know if it worked for you!

It was last updated in 2009 - will it work on El Cap?

 

[HenryAZ]

I tried going to mail preferences and selecting outlook as the default, doesn't seem to work, when i click on an email address, it still opens apple mail.

Are you talking about Preferences/General in the Apple Mail program? That's where I set my default (to Thunderbird), and all of my mailto:'s open in TB. Not sure why Outlook wouldn't behave the same way.

 

[borgusio]

Thanks HenryAZ - it works!!!

Edit - It just opens new emails in Outlook, but if I want to send out a word document, for instance, it starts mail...

I spoke to fast unfortunately

 

[Fishrrman]

Why don't you try the RCDefaultApp pref pane I recommended above?

 

[borgusio]

Why don't you try the RCDefaultApp pref pane I recommended above?

Well.... El Capitan is already buggy enough - can you confirm that it works with 10.11?

 

[HenryAZ]

Thanks HenryAZ - it works!!!

Edit - It just opens new emails in Outlook, but if I want to send out a word document, for instance, it starts mail...

I spoke to fast unfortunately

I guess different individual programs invoke the "share via email" in different ways. When I choose to "Email this page" right here in Safari, it opens it up in Thunderbird.