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Let’s say you have added several email accounts in Outlook, one calendar will be generated automatically for each account. Amount all of them, there is a default calendar in your Outlook. Do you know how to change the default calendar folder? This article will guide you to set or change the default calendar folder in Outlook.

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Set the default calendar folder in Outlook

Please follow below steps to set or change the default calendar folder in Outlook.

1. Click File > Info > Account Settings > Account Settings. See screenshot:

2. In the Account Settings dialog box, please (1) click the Data Files tab, (2) click to highlight the data file whose calendar you will set as default, and (3) click Set as Default button. See screenshot:

3. In the popping out Mail Delivery Location dialog box, please click the Yes button.

4. Close the Account Settings dialog box, and then restart your Outlook.

Now you will see the new default calendar is moved to the first one in the My Calendars section on Navigation Pane. See screenshot:

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Certain actions that you perform on your Mac will cause default apps to open. For example, clicking a document may open Pages. But what if you want Microsoft Word to open instead? You can also set your default web browser and email reader.

Here's how!

How to change the default Mac app for specific file types

Right-click on a file that uses the file type you'd like to change the default for. For example, one with a .jpg extension (a photo).
Click on Get Info in the pop-up.
Click Open With if the section isn't already expanded.
Click the dropdown and choose an app.
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Click Change All...
Click Continue when the Finder asks you if you're sure.
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Now any time you open a file with that extension, the Finder will automatically open it with the app you've selected.

How to set your default web browser

Launch System Preferences from the dock, Finder, or by clicking the Apple icon in the Menu bar.
Click General at the top left of the window.
Click the dropdown next to Default web browser.
Click the web browser you'd like to use as the default.
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How to set your default email reader

Mail is likely the default email app on your Mac, but just in case you have others downloaded, you can set the default reader. Here's how:

Launch Mail from your dock or the Finder.
Click Mail in the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Click Preferences.
Click the dropdown next to Default Mail Reader.
Click the app you'd like to set as the default.
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Questions?

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Updated February 2020: Updated for macOS Catalina!