How to default set the office outlook mail inbox

To set the default inbox for Office Outlook, you can follow these steps:

Method 1: Using the Outlook Options

  1. Open Outlook and go to the "File" menu.
  2. Click on "Options" (or press "Ctrl + Shift + O").
  3. In the "Outlook Options" window, click on the "Mail" tab.
  4. Under "Accounts", select the account you want to set as the default inbox.
  5. Click "OK" to save the changes.

Method 2: Using the Outlook Ribbon

  1. Open Outlook and go to the "Home" tab in the ribbon.
  2. Click on the "New Email" button.
  3. In the "New Email" window, click on the "From" dropdown menu.
  4. Select the account you want to set as the default inbox from the list.
  5. Click "OK" to save the changes.

Method 3: Using the Registry Editor (for advanced users)

  1. Open the Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) on your computer.
  2. Navigate to the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Preferences
  3. Create a new string value named "DefaultMailbox" and set its value to the name of the account you want to set as the default inbox (e.g., "Account1").
  4. Close the Registry Editor and restart Outlook.

Note: The above steps are for Outlook 2016 and later versions. For earlier versions of Outlook, the steps may vary slightly.

Also, keep in mind that setting a default inbox will affect all new emails you receive in Outlook, unless you specify a different inbox for a specific email account or folder.