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how do i get email link button 0.9 to open outlook instead of my gmail account

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bruce538
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I have windows 7 on a new computer and when I try to send a link it goes to my gmail account instead of outlook. This is a new computer. On my old computer with the same operating system the email link button opens my outlook account so I can send the link. Cannot understand why it works on old computer but not new one.

I have windows 7 on a new computer and when I try to send a link it goes to my gmail account instead of outlook. This is a new computer. On my old computer with the same operating system the email link button opens my outlook account so I can send the link. Cannot understand why it works on old computer but not new one.

Chosen solution

Try to go in Firefox Options > Applications tab, then find "mailto" as a content type, and make sure this is set on Outlook instead of Gmail.

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Brandon Vita
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Hello,

To find the correct solution to your problem, we need some more non-personal information from you. Please do the following:

  1. Use ONE of these methods to open the Firefox Troubleshooting Information page:
    • Click the menu button New Fx Menu, click on help Help-29 and select Troubleshooting Information.
    • Type about:support into the Firefox address bar and press the enter key.
  2. At the top of the Troubleshooting Information page that comes up, you should see a button that says "Copy text to clipboard". Click it.
  3. Now, go back to your forum post, right-click in the reply box and select Paste from the context menu (or else click inside the reply box and press the Ctrl+V keys) to paste all the information you copied into the forum post.

If you need further information about the Troubleshooting information page, please read the article Use the Troubleshooting Information page to help fix Firefox issues.

Thanks in advance for your help!

bruce538
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Application Basics

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Crash Reports for the Last 3 Days

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Extensions

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JavaScript

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Accessibility

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Library Versions

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Experimental Features

NorRetsim
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Chosen Solution

Try to go in Firefox Options > Applications tab, then find "mailto" as a content type, and make sure this is set on Outlook instead of Gmail.

Modified by NorRetsim

bruce538
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Perfect!! Fixed my problem. Many Thanks!