change default email client to outlook

I cannot do this either - I have MSOutlook for Mac 15.33 - and under Preferences->General there is NO option to set any default. Is this another MS bug, or can someone please help? Calendar does the same thing.

If all you want to do is to attach the file from Finder the easiest way to do is to right click on the file on finder

Chose - open with

Chose - other

Chose - Outlook

It will open Outlook and Attach the file.

That does not work with Photos or anything else. But is very easy with Finder. All you need to do is save the document and than open in Finder

Outlook 2016 and OS X 10.12.x:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3027171/outlook-2016-for-mac-cannot-be- set-as-the-default-application-in-mac-o

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3027171/outlook-2016-for-mac-cannot-be- set-as-the-default-application-in-mac-o

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3027171/outlook-2016-for-mac-cannot-be- set-as-the-default-application-in-mac-ohttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3027171/outlook-2016-for-mac-cannot-be- set-as-the-default-application-in-mac-o

Mail->Preferences->General->set Default mail reader to Outlook.

I appreciate the tip, but this doesn't appear to resolve my issue. I have confirmed that the default Email client is MS Outlook, but sending Email from within an application still chooses Mac Mail. E.g., I wanted to email a photo from Finder; pulled up context menu, chose "New Email with Attachment..." and up pops the Mac Mail client again. Perhaps there is wierdness between Outlook (MS Office for Mac 2011) and Mac OS X Lion?

I'm seeing this same issue. My default in the Mail Preferences panel is properly selected as "Microsoft Outlook.app (14.1.4)", but the "New Email with Attachement..." action still opens a new message in the native Mail application.

A bit of a workaround, but this should work

http://www.officeformachelp.com/2010/11/create-a-service-to-attach-files-to-a-ne w-outlook-for-mac-mail-message/

If you do this from Outlook, this is very simple...

Just goto Outlook>Preferences>General>Default applications

Check the box... and you are done..

Sorry but no, I am not done. Tried that, un-checked, logged out and back in - no luck.

NAh - it might work using the right-click but makes redundent the 'Share' button, doesn't it? I have searched high and low and there are a lot of us with this problem but there are no (working) answers.

Michael! THANK YOU.

This is the only legit thing that worked (for me, anyway).

I have Office for MAC 2011. Coming from a former MS pc background, "Automator" is not in my familiarity.

But, it was the only thing that worked!

Incidentally, the "preferences" for my version are far more limited in options, as opposed to the many optinons in your version.

But am grateful. I no longer use the Apple Mail, becasue it's just not as robust as the Office suite.

NEXT: How do we get people to send v-cards automatically???? Sure would be entering in data for every contact!!

Thanks, you have solved my problem.

The embedded share to email command calls Apple Mail, I do not know of a way to change that, I don't think there is unless you write it yourself (or find someone who already has)

I too have a Windoze background: the reason I made the (big) jump to OS X was bcause of the general integrity and robustness of the OS. To adopt the sort of method offered by Michael -- and that you embrace -- is to deny the basic premise of OS X. I don't accept that. I can't. The OS needs to be modified to conform to the basic tennents laid down and held high! This is not Windows, after all.

Thanks ashutoshgupta.umd - that did it for me!