Force Email Link to Open In Outlook

[jamesmev]

I currently have various email addresses in my workbook.
However, when clicking on the address they are opening in my Office 365 Environment. I need the links to open in Outlook 2016.
Any Ideas how to force this?

 

[pook_666]

This may be an Outlook issue instead. Within Outlook, go to options -> general -> make outlook the default program for e-mail, contacts and calendar. If this box isn't ticked, then this could be the issue. Tick it & then try the hyperlink (you may have to close Excel & re-open it).

Or you can try going to your control panel -> default programs -> set associations -> scroll down to find the mailto entry (URL: Mailto Protocol). If next to it it doesn't say Outlook then click change programs and choose Outlook from the list. Again you may have to close Excel and re-open it.

Hope either of these solves it!