Set Microsoft Outlook as the default email provider in Windows

Summary

How to set Microsoft Outlook as the default email provider on your computer.

Description

Set Microsoft Outlook as your default email provider in Windows to email documents from Sage 50 Accounts.

NOTE:

You'll need to use webmail to email your documents if you use Sage 50 Cloud.

Resolution

NOTE:

You must have Outlook installed locally on your machine to set it as the default.

  1. Press the Windows key + R, then type control /name Microsoft.DefaultPrograms.
  2. Press OK.
  3. Select the Email section.
  4. Select Outlook from the list. In Windows 10, select Choose an app, then select Outlook.
  5. Press Set default to confirm.

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