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Setting Gmail as the default email application
Setting Gmail as the default email application
Issue
Windows 10
Gmail
Google Chrome
Firefox
Resolution
Set the Default Application in Windows
Navigate to the system settings for default applications.
Start Menu > Settings > Apps > Default Apps
Under Email,
select your browser
.
GRCC IT recommends using Google Chrome for the best compatibility.
Allow Mail Handlers in Browser
Chrome
Open
Google Chrome
and click More
in the upper right corner and chose
Settings
.
Click
Privacy and security
section from the upper left hand menu of options.
Click
Site Settings
.
Under the
Permissions
section, click
Additional permissions
.
Click
Protocol handlers
.
Under
Default behavior
, make sure that
Sites can ask to handle protocols
is selected.
In a new tab, navigate to
mail.grcc.edu
.
In the upper right of the address bar, click the Service handler button.
Click
Allow
and
Done
.
Firefox
In Firefox, open the
menu
in the upper right.
Click
Options.
Scroll down to the
Applications
section.
Under
Content Type
, find
mailto
From the drop-down box, select
Use Gmail.
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Article ID:
1194
Created
Fri 5/17/19 12:26 PM
Modified
Thu 12/9/21 8:54 AM
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Check out this article I found in the IT Client Portal knowledge base.<br /><br /><a href="https://supportdesk.grcc.edu/TDClient/53/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=1194">https://supportdesk.grcc.edu/TDClient/53/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=1194</a><br /><br />Setting Gmail as the default email application<br /><br />Enabling Mail Handlers in your web browser allows email links to open in Gmail.