Firefox (Mac) - Changing the Default Email Program
This document details the process for changing the program that Firefox will open when a mailto is link selected.
This document provides directions for Firefox versions 3.0.x and higher for Mac OS X. For older versions, see Mac OS X - Setting the Default Mail Program.
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Open Firefox.
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On the menu bar, click on the Firefox menu, and select Preferences...
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Select the Applications panel. If you don't see the Applications panel, click on the small oval in the upper right corner to reveal it.
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Search for the Content-type: mailto and select it.
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Click on the Actions column in the mailto row, to change the action.
- Always ask will prompt you each time you use a mail function for which program or service to use.
- Use <Program> (default) will automatically launch your operating system's email program (e.g. Thunderbird, Outlook, Entourage, Evolution) to its message composition window.
- Use <Webmail> will open your webmail service's (e.g. Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, Hotmail) message composition page inside Firefox.
- Use other... will let you specify an external program for Firefox to launch.
- Application Details... will let you view information about or remove the webmail services that Firefox can use.
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Click OK.