You can also use this method to set particular file extensions to open at a program of your choosing. Note that the drop down box may not hold certain word processing programs currently installed on your computer. Select your preferred text editor from the list. After the menu appears there’s a drop down box labeled Open with.First, right-click on the document and a drop down menu will appear.To change this, one of the ways to do this is to resort to change the default text editor by accessing the Get Info menu. Given that when you open it, the Mac’s default settings will always lead to it opening on TextEdit. Let’s say you have a document you’re editing for the long-term and it will stay for days on one of your folders. Fortunately, there are several ways you can change the default text editor on a Mac. It’s under appreciated, which is why numerous Mac users are looking for ways to change their default text editors.Īlthough you can always choose to open your text documents by right-clicking and picking the Open With option, there are people who want to save up fingertip stamina by merely double-clicking the selected text files. Choose the program and some limited information is displayed.įor all the details click on ‘Choose defaults for this program’ and you’ll see all the items linked to that program.We’ve all used TextEdit before and though it’s a nice text editor in its own right, almost every one of us prefers to use other software, including the ever-popular Microsoft Word, Apple’s own Pages, and NeoOffice. If you want to see what defaults are linked to a particular program go to Control Panel | Default Programs | Set Default Programs. If not, click on Change Program and choose Outlook from the list. It should be set to Outlook (desktop) as shown here. In Windows 8 go to Control Panel | Default Programs | Set Associations scroll down to near the bottom and find the Mailto entry (URL: Mailto Protocol). That’s where the default program settings have been for many years. To fix that go to the Windows Control Panel. However we’ve seen situations where Outlook’s check doesn’t work and clicking a Mailto: link opens the thrice-damned Mail app. The ‘Default Programs’ button will open the Windows Control Panel. The setting to do that is at Options | General | Make Outlook the default program for E-mail, Contacts and Calendar. Outlook will check that it’s the default program each time it starts. Usually you don’t have to dig around in Windows. The problem isn’t Outlook, its Windows and something that’s changed the Windows default action for making a new message. Windows 8 users get the (almost) useless Mail app filling their screen.
You click on an email address and should get an Outlook new message window. Sometimes Outlook ‘forgets’ that it’s the place for all email work.
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