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Add an Email Hyperlink in the Editor Widget

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This article will show you how to add an email hyperlink to a page using the Editor Widget, as well as some formatting tips for creating an email hyperlink using HTML (HyperText Markup Language) in the Code View.

 

Who can use this feature?
System Administrators | Owners | Publishers | Authors

 

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Create an Email Hyperlink Using the Editor Widget Toolbar

 

  1. Sign in to your website solution
  2. Ensure that the Live Edit state is toggled to ON and navigate to your page:
    Web Central Live Edit State Toggled to ON.
  3. On your page, click inside an existing Editor widget (or add an Editor Widget), then add and/or select the text that you intend to use for your link:
    Web Central Editor Widget Select Link Text for Email Hyperlink.
  4. Click the Insert Link button in the toolbar:
    Web Central Editor Widget Toolbar Insert Hyperlink Button.
  5. Add your email address in the URL field of the Hyperlink Manager dialog box:
    Web Central Editor Widget Insert Link Add Email to URL Field.
    Note: You may add multiple email addresses to this field by adding a semicolon between each email address.
  6. Click the Insert button:
    Web Central Editor Widget Insert Link Insert Button.
  7. To exit the Editor widget, click the Done Editing button:
    Web Central Editor Widget Done Editing Button.
    Note: If you click out of the Editor without clicking the Done Editing button, a Save or Discard Changes pop-up will appear. Select Apply Changes to save:
    Web Central Editor Widget Save or Discard Changes Dialog Box.
  8. Click the Save button:
    Web Central Live Edit Page Save Button.

 

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Note: Be aware that these methods will not always work because email clients treat emails differently. We recommend creating an email group, or building a form in the form center that will send emails to multiple users. Then you can build a link to the form instead of to an email address.
  • To send to one email address:
    • <a href="mailto:first@mail.com">mailto:first@mail.com
  • To send to multiple email addresses use one of the following:
    • <a href="Mailto:first@mail.com, second@mail.com, third@mail.com">
    • <Mailto:first@mail.com; second@mail.com; third@mail.com>
  • CC (Carbon Copy) or BCC (Blind Carbon Copy):
    • <a href="mailto:first@mail.com?cc=second@mail.com&bcc=third@mail.com">
  • Set the subject line:
    • <a href="Mailto:someone@example.com?Subject=Hello again">
  • Set the body:
    • <a href="mailto:someone@example.com?Subject=Hello again&body=Body goes here">
  • Combining these options: If you want multiple elements, start with a ? (question mark) after your email address, then place an & (ampersand) between each of the sections
    • Example of Combining: <a href="mailto:first@mail.com?cc=second@mail.com&subject=Hello Again&body=Body goes here">
      Note: Some mail clients will not support these combinations. So, you may have to choose one option after your email such as <a href="mailto:someone@example.com?Subject=Hello again.">

 

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