How to Change the Email Client in Adobe Reader
Clicking on a "mailto" link embedded inside the body of a PDF tells Adobe's Reader software to open up a "Compose message" window with your default mail application. This helpful feature is designed to prevent the need to manually open your email program if you want to contact the address embedded in the link. The default email application for your operating system may not be the one you like to use, however. You can change the default email client right in the Adobe Reader X interface, but the changes affect all Windows programs, such as Internet Explorer.
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Instructions
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Open Adobe Reader.
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Click "Edit" in the toolbar, then click "Preferences." A preferences window opens.
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Click "Internet" in the left navigation pane.
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Click the "Internet Settings" button in the main pane. The Windows "Internet Properties" window opens.
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Click the "Programs" tab. You'll see a list that shows which programs Windows uses to open specific types of Internet services.
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Click the drop-down menu to the right of "E-mail." Choose the email client you'd like to use by default.
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Click "OK." The settings are saved, and the "Internet Properties" window closes.
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Click "OK" to close Adobe Reader's "Preferences" window.
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Restart the Adobe Reader program.
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Tips & Warnings
You can access Windows Internet Properties by clicking on "Internet Options" in the Control Panel, as well.
