How to set up Firefox or Chrome to properly startup your Webmail when clicking an email (Mailto:) link on a webpage

If you do not use an email program (Outlook, Thunderbird) on your computer but use Webmail* instead, here is how to set up your browser (Firefox or Chrome)to be your default email program to start up Yahoo Mail or Gmail when you click on an email link (mailto:) on a webpage.

  • – Webmail is accessing your email using a web browser instead of an email program.