To change the default email account in Mac OS X Mail: It just works 😉 Alter default account in Mac OS X Mail Before we start: Google Workspace – get the App!īefore you get into this, if you are a Silicon Dales customer on Google Workspace, or you buy your Google Workspace direct (there’s no difference, except we manage the account for your company – the processes are the same!), then you should get the Gmail app for your iPad, iPhone or other Apple device, and access your mail through there. The instructions below will help you to set a different email account as the default on your Mac. If you operate multiple email accounts from your Apple “Mail” software, you might want to switch which account is used as the “default” account to perform certain actions, like sending a new email. Alter default account in Mac OS X Mail 1.Before we start: Google Workspace – get the App!.