Use Gmail to Handle Email Links in Firefox

Have you ever clicked on an email link on a website just to have it open in another program that you never use (like Outlook Express)? This is a problem that I have faced on many occasions. Lucky for us, Firefox makes it easy to use Gmail as your default email application.

Firefox Options

To begin, open Firefox and click on Tools from the menu and click Options. Next, click the Applications tab and scroll down to find mailto under the Content Type column. To the right of mailto there is a dropdown menu with several options, we’ll click “Use Gmail”. What next? Well that’s it! Once you hit OK you’ll be ready to go.

Here are some additional tips

1. Sign in to Gmail in a separate tab, you’ll need to be signed in to Gmail in order to use the email links.
2. Use the middle mouse button to open the email link in a new tab.

About Aaron

Computer Instructor for J. Ryan Solutions, a company which manages computer labs in housing developments throughout the city of Boston, Cambridge, and in the Washington, DC area.