IT Queries: Computer problems answered

I have an Apple Mac running OS 10.6 and Mozilla Firefox. I don’t want to use Apple’s Mail program as I have a Gmail account. How can I set my Mac to open Gmail instead of Mail?

Doing this on a Mac is pretty straightforward. First you need to set Firefox to use Gmail for email links on the web, then tell the Mac to use Firefox for email. The steps are as follows;

1. Setting Firefox mail preferences

Open Firefox then select firefox from the menu and choose Preferences. In Preferences, select the Applications tab and go down the list of available applications until your reach mailto: then select Gmail from the drop down options. Exit Applications.

2. Setting the Mac default mail preferences

Open the Mac Mail program and under the Mail menu choose Preferences. In the General tab, the top setting is Default email reader and in the drop down box select other. This will open your applications folder and you then find and select Firefox.

Now, whenever you click on an email link, the system will open Firefox which in turn will open Gmail.

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