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Create a mailto link in documents


Lauren O'Connor

Vice President, Product Marketing • MicroStrategy


When clicked, a “mailto” link creates a new message in the user’s email software. To add a mailto link to your document, use the steps below.

1. Right-click the object users will click to send an email.
2. Select Properties and Formatting.

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3. Under General in the Navigation section, check Is Hyperlink.
4. Type the HTML syntax in the Hyperlink box. Below is sample syntax including a prepopulated email subject and body. mailto:JaneDoe@email.com&subject=MicroStrategy%20Question%20&body=Please%20email%20me%20information%20on%20this.The %20 encodes spaces between the words.

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5. Select OK on the bottom of the Properties and Formatting box.
6. Save your document.
Using the sample syntax, when a user clicks the link the following email will be created through the email software. 

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Take the 10.421: Advanced Mobile Applications class to learn more about mobile apps or 10.413: Advanced Documents: Interactivity & Joining Datasets for an in-depth course on documents.


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August 3, 2017

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August 3, 2017