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
- Open Outlook and go to the "File" menu.
- Click on "Options" (or press "Ctrl + Shift + O").
- In the "Outlook Options" window, click on the "Mail" tab.
- Under "Accounts", select the account you want to set as the default inbox.
- Click "OK" to save the changes.
Method 2: Using the Outlook Ribbon
- Open Outlook and go to the "Home" tab in the ribbon.
- Click on the "New Email" button.
- In the "New Email" window, click on the "From" dropdown menu.
- Select the account you want to set as the default inbox from the list.
- Click "OK" to save the changes.
Method 3: Using the Registry Editor (for advanced users)
- Open the Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) on your computer.
- Navigate to the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Preferences
- 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").
- 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.