Outlook – Set a Default Email Account

When Outlook is configured with more than one email account, it uses the default email account to send an outgoing message from unless when you are composing a message you change the account.  The outgoing account can be changed by selecting a different account from the drop down in the “From:” address.  To change the email address that always appears as the default, follow these steps:

1. Click Start + Control Panel
2. Click Mail
3. Click E-mail Accounts…
4. In the Account Settings window under E-mail Accounts, click the account you want to set as default
5. Click Set as Default
6. Click Close
7. Close the Mail Setup–Outlook window
8. Close Control Panel
9. Open Outlook