Over the years, Gmail became a reference for business email, together with its Google Apps Suite. One of its strength is its vast number of plugins which enhance Gmail with productivity features such as time zone convertors or connections to Salesforce (SalesWings has developed a Gmail extension for Lead Website Tracking). While Gmail has many functions that are superior to most other email platforms, you may have noticed some tricky tasks linked to Gmail when switching from Outlook or elsewhere.
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One hurdle seems trivial, but isn’t: setting Gmail as your default email client, so that a new email is opened when you click on a link.
If you’re a business and want to share information quickly to a client or someone in your company, this can obviously slow down your productivity. That’s especially true if you’re using Chrome, which is one of the most popular and secure browsers out there.
Fortunately, Gmail doesn’t force you to adhere to limitations. With some relatively simple steps, you can make Gmail work on numerous browsers.
Here’s how to set Gmail as the default email client in Chrome so you won’t have to deal with roundabout methods to send web content.
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1. The Protocol Handler Icon
Your first step is to start Chrome on your computer, open Gmail, then look up at your top address bar. Look for the Protocol Handler icon at the top right. This looks like a gray-colored diamond that’s to the left of a star, with the latter being used for bookmarking.
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Click on the diamond and you’ll see the Protocol Handler menu pop up on your screen. The pop-up is a white box asking you a simple question: “Allow Gmail (mail.google.com) to open all email links?”
Your choices below are “Use Gmail”, “No”, or “Ignore.” Click the first option and then select “Done.”
Doing this should take care of the problem, though it might not work for everybody. The Protocol Handler icon may not show up in your address bar, which requires another step to take care of the email default problem.
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2. Using the Chrome Menu Icon
An alternative way to make Gmail your primary email client is slightly more protracted. Nevertheless, it’s still not complicated. Simply click on Chrome’s menu icon up at the top right-hand corner of your screen. This looks like a gray square with three parallel horizontal lines.
In the drop-down menu, choose “settings” toward the bottom. A sub-menu opens asking you if you want to “Show Advanced Settings.” Click this, and then select “Content settings” in a header labeled “Privacy.”
The “Content Settings” menu is going to give you numerous complex options, so be careful what you click. In this more advanced menu, look down at the bottom section where you see “Handlers.” Select the “Manage Handlers” button there so you can add information about Gmail.
A box comes up showing “mailto” to the left, followed by numerous email client options. Simply select Gmail, then press “Done.”
All of this should have you ready to go, despite some maybe experiencing a blank “Protocol Handlers” window. If so, you have one more simple option as a good solution.
3. Google’s “Mailto” Extension for Chrome
Yes, it seems Google can help with anything, and they do yet again by giving you a “mailto” extension to use on all popular browsers. They provide an extension for Chrome as well within their selections, and it’s an extension everyone should have as a backup.
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Google touts this extension program as a true leader in handling the most “mailto” links of anything similar online. They even support forms and Javascript links to give you more quick efficiency when sending emails.
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