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Firefox normally uses your operating system's default mail program to send an e-mail message. This article explains how you can change the program that is launched when you click on an e-mail link on a webpage or use the "Send link" feature.

Firefox normally uses your operating system's default mail program to send an e-mail message. This article explains how you can change the program that is launched when you click on: * '''Send link...''' from the {menu File} menu. * '''Send link...''' from the context ({for win,linux}right-click{/for}{for mac}{key Ctrl}+click{/for}) menu in Firefox. * A "mailto" or e-mail link on a web page (e.g., '''examples@examples.net'''). __TOC__ = Setting Firefox's mail client = # [[T:optionspreferences]] # Select the {menu Applications} panel. # Search for the Content-type: '''mailto''' and select it. # Click on the Actions column in the mailto row, to change the action.{for win,fx35} <br/> <br/> [[Image:e0d4ba68922cf4e2876c9a8259bad6c8-1248570309-275-1.PNG]]<br/>{/for}{for win,fx4} <br/> <br/> [[Image:Fx4Win7AppPanel-mailto]]<br/>{/for}{for mac,fx35} <br/> <br/> [[Image:changemail-en-options-mac.jpg]] <br/>{/for}{for mac,fx4} <br/> <br/> [[Image:Fx4MacAppPanel-mailto]]<br/>{/for} #* '''Always ask''' will prompt you each time you use a mail function for which program or service to use. #* '''Use <nowiki><Program></nowiki> (default)''' will automatically launch your operating system's e-mail program (e.g. Thunderbird{for win}, Windows Live Mail{/for}{for win, mac}, Outlook{/for}{for linux}, Evolution, KMail{/for}) to its message composition window. For instructions on how to change your operating system's default e-mail program, see the [[#w_setting-your-operating-systems-default-mail-program|next section]] of this article. #* '''Use <nowiki><Webmail></nowiki>''' will open your webmail service's (e.g. Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, Hotmail) message composition page inside Firefox. For more information about using webmail services, see the [[#w_using-webmail-services|Using webmail services]] section of this article. #* '''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. # [[T:closeoptionspreferences]] = Setting your operating system's default mail program = By default, Firefox will use your system's default mail client to send e-mail for the actions listed above. To change the default mail client using your operating system, follow the instructions below. {for win} == Windows 7 and Vista == # Click the Start button, then click the '''Default Programs''' item. # Click on '''Set your default programs'''. # Under '''Programs''', click the e‑mail program you'd like to use (e.g. Thunderbird, Windows Live Mail, Outlook). # Click '''Set this program as default'''. # Click {button OK} at the bottom of the window. == Windows XP == # Click the Start button, then click on the Control Panel icon to open the Windows Control Panel. # Click the '''Add or Remove Programs''' icon to open the Add or Remove Programs applet. # On the left side of the Window click the '''Set Program Access and Defaults''' icon. # In the Access and Defaults window, click on the '''Custom''' radio button to expand the Custom category. # Underneath '''Choose a default e-mail program''', click the radio button next to the program you want to use (e.g. Thunderbird, Windows Live Mail, Outlook). # Click {button OK} at the bottom of the window. {/for} {for mac} # Open the '''Mail''' application from the Applications folder. # Click on the {menu Mail} menu and select {menu Preferences}. # Click {button General} button. # Select a new default mail program (e.g. Thunderbird, Outlook). {/for} {for linux} {note}'''Note: These instructions are for some common Linux distributions. Your distribution may use a different interface.'''{/note} == Gnome == Distributions that use the Gnome Desktop Environment by default include Ubuntu, openSUSE, Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and more. # Open the Preferred Applications window. The Preferred Applications window can be opened by: #* '''(Ubuntu)''' Clicking on the {menu System} menu, selecting {menu Preferences}, and then selecting {menu Preferred Applications}. #* Clicking on the {menu Applications} menu, selecting {menu Desktop Preferences}, then selecting {menu Advanced}, and then selecting {menu Preferred Applications}. # Underneath '''Mail Reader''', use the dropdown menu to select a mail application (e.g. Thunderbird, Evolution). # Click {button Close} to close the Preferred Applications window. == KDE == Distributions that use the K Desktop Environment by default include Kubuntu, Mandriva Linux, PCLinuxOS, and more. # Open the KDE Control Center by clicking on {button K} and selecting {menu Control Center}. # In the Control Center window, click to expand '''KDE Components'''. # Click to select '''Component Chooser'''. # Click to select '''Email Client'''. # Click to select the '''Use a different email client''' radio button. # Type the full path to your e-mail client (e.g. {filepath /usr/bin/thunderbird}). # Click {button Apply} to close the Control Center window and save your changes. {/for} = Using webmail services = Firefox allows webmail services (such as Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, Hotmail, etc.) to enable you to use them for Firefox's mail functions. Use the instructions in the [[#w_setting-firefoxs-mail-client|Setting Firefox's mail client]] section above to use a webmail service with this method. {for fx35} {note}'''Note: Firefox 3.5 and Firefox 3.6 include only Gmail and Yahoo! Mail support by default. You may add other services when they add support for this Firefox feature.'''{/note} {/for} If the webmail service you want to use is not available in the Applications panel of the Options window, you can use an extension to add support to your webmail services: * This [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search?q=mailto Addons.Mozilla.org search for ''mailto''] lists several extensions that may be suitable for different webmail services. <!-- Credits --> <br/> <br/> '''''Based on information from [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Default_mail_client Default mail client (mozillaZine KB)], [http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Change-the-default-e-mail-program Change the default e-mail program (Microsoft.com Support)] [http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1637 How to change the default web browser or email application (Apple.com Support)], [http://docs.kde.org/stable/en/kdebase-runtime/userguide/control-center.html The KDE Control Center (KDE.org)], and [http://www.debianadmin.com/select-preferred-applications-in-ubuntu.html Select Preferred Applications in Ubuntu (DebianAdmin.com)].'''''