Make Outlook your default email program (2000/2002/2003/2007)

Since you're one of the many people that see all the great productivity features that Outlook has to offer, it's only natural that you'd want to make sure that you're using it often as possible. To do this, set up Outlook to be your default email program. Open the Control Panel, and then double-click on the Internet Options icon. Select the Programs tab. In the E-mail dropdown list, select Microsoft Outlook and click OK. That's all there is to it!