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Use Gmail to Open Email Links

In order to open Email (mailto) links, Gmail must be allowed to act as a service handler. This tutorial explains how to do that.

  1. Open Google Chrome
  2. Go to gmail.com
  3. In the address bar, click the Service Handler button (see below)
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  4. Click Allow then click Done
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  5. Email links will now open in Gmail