If you operate multiple email accounts from your Apple “Mail” software, you might want to switch which account is used as the “default” account to perform certain actions, like sending a new email.
The instructions below will help you to set a different email account as the default on your Mac.
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Alter default account in Mac OS X Mail
To change the default email account in Mac OS X Mail:
- Go to menu Mail > Preferences
- Click on “Composing”
- Select the account you would like as default under “Send new messages from:” (or Send new mail from:) – this is under “Addressing:”)
- Close the preferences window.
Alter default account in Mac OS X Mail 1
The below instructions will help you change your default mail account in Mac OS X Mail 1.x:
- Go to menu Mail > Preferences
- Click onto the Accounts tab
- Click on the account you’d like to make the default, hold down the button, and drag it to the top of the accounts list.
- Release the mouse button.
- Close the preferences window.
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