A document displayed on an iPhone, iPad or Android device can interact with the applications that are installed with the device.
To allow users to open an external application in a document, you must create a hyperlink. The hyperlink connects a text field or an image to a web page or application (the target). When the document is viewed on a device, the user can click the control to navigate to the target.
When you create a hyperlink to open an external application, you must use the syntax mentioned below. Let us consider the email application. The first example replaces the italicized variables in the syntax with specific, static text, while the second replaces it with an attribute, so that the hyperlink can change according to the data in your document.
To... | Use This Syntax.... |
Email | <a href="mailto:EmailAddress">Name</a> Examples: • <a href="mailto:jdoe@example.com">John Doe</a> • <a href="mailto:{StoreMgrEmail}">{StoreMgr}</a> where StoreMgrEmail and StoreMgr are attributes • <a href="mailto:{Store@StoreMgrEmail}">{Store@StoreMgr}</a> where StoreMgrEmail and StoreMgr are attribute forms of the Store attribute |
Email with a subject | <a href="mailto:EmailAddress?cc=EmailAddress&subject=SubjectLine&body=Message">Text</a> Example: • <a href="mailto:jdoe@example.com?cc= msmith@example.com&subject= Greetings%20from%20Strategy!&body= I%20have%20reviewed%20your%20store’s%20sales%20results%20and% 20have"%20the%20following%20feedback%20for%20you:>Contact John Doe</a> |
