Looking for a way to make yahoo default email in chrome? I’m glad that you have come here. This guide will give you all the information need about how to make yahoo the default email app across different browsers.
How to make yahoo default email in chrome or any other browser?
To make yahoo default email in chrome you need to
- Launch the browser on the PC
- Install the Yahoo Toolbar depending on the web browser you are using.
- Restart the web browser once again
- Look for the Control Panel
- Select – Internet Options
- Go to the Programs tab
- From the drop-down menu choose Yahoo! Mail and then select OK.
Setting Gmail as the default client for email forwarding
- Turn on your PC and open the Internet Explorer or chrome.
- Search for the Google Toolbar and install it on Internet Explorer.
- On the top-right-hand side, go to the icon that shows Toolbar Options.
- To activate Use Gmail for “Mail To” Links located under the section called Web-browsing tools.
- After check-marking the option, click on Save.
Step on how to make yahoo default email in chrome
If you are Google Chrome as your web browser, then to make yahoo default email in chrome you need to
- Launch the web browser
- Click on Settings under the Menu icon
- Choose Privacy and Security from the menu
- Expand the menu by going to Site Settings
- Look for Additional Permissions
- Select Handlers
- Enable the option – Sites can ask to handle protocols
How to make yahoo default email in chrome or firefox
Now, instead of Google Chrome if you are using Mozilla Firefox, then here are the steps you would need to follow
- Go to Options under the menu button which is located at the top-right corner
- Look for Applications under the General section
- Choose Content Type under the Mailto option by searching for it in the search box.
- You will get various options that will come in front of you under the drop-down menu on the Action menu. For example
- Choosing Aways Ask will mean that every time you choose a particular mail function you would be asked before it is executed.
- To automatically launch the composition window, you need to opt for Use<Program> (default)
- Choose either – User Yahoo Mail or Gmail to open the composition page through the selected webmail service.
- The option – Use other is applicable if you want to use
- Provide the details about the various email programs that can be used by Firefox.
- Make the necessary changes to the preferences page.
- The changes will be saved automatically.
The process to make Yahoo default email for Safari
- Open the Safari web browser
- Search for Google Mailto Extension for Safari and install it.
- On the right-hand side look for the icon – Download
- Double-click on the extension by choosing it from the list
- Select the Install option
- Click on the emails that you want to add under the Options section
- Restart the browser and then you are all set.
How to make yahoo default email in chrome for Windows 10
- Go to the Settings Icon under the Windows main menu
- Choose the option – Apps
- Select – Default Apps under the left column
- Go to the Mail under the Default apps
- Select the email app of your choice from the list
- Click on the Choose default apps by protocol under the Default apps section
Select the desired email app under the Mail option located under the Mail To option
