Set Microsoft Outlook as default mail app on Mac

Hi, I don' have Mail set up on my mac as we I use Office 365 and outlook. So I can't open the mail preferences as it asks me to set up mail first. Is there around this. If now, how do I set up Mail with my outlook details?

Thank you!

Too easy. Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks heaps.

The fact that you can't set a default app, until you've either created an account or logged into an existing one in said mail app, is a UI nightmare that I'm surprised hasn't been fixed or acknowledged yet.

short and right to the point, big thumbs up

Thanks this worked..
Ive been trying to do it for ages.

Thank you

Superb... easy to sort...

Thanks. Really helpful. So much better than tutorial videos where you have to watch for 5 minutes to get one simple question answered. ;) Cheers!

What was not mentioned - Preferences does not appear until you set your email up on Mac Mail first. Once you spend time doing this you can then see the preferences option. Once changed to default = Outlook or something else you can delete your account from mac mail...stupid really

That's great but when i open 'mail' it wants me to set up an email account. How can i get to mail preferences without setting up an account in mail?

save my life

Thanks. My cousin really needed this.

Thanks for the tips!