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[Cinnamon]

Someone,Fred I think, helped me with a website when I first set it up, as I couldn't work out how to do a few things.

 

Now I need to add a clickable email link, which I can't for the life of me seem to be able to do

 

Can anyone help? Its on Google sites, if that info is needed.

[Leicester_H]

I put one on this page

https://sites.google.com/site/allweatherwalkers/contact-us

 

Start to edit the page, click on the html icon in row of icon above.

 

My code is

 

If you want any further information please email allweatherwalkers@gmail.com - we WILL reply.

 

STRUCTURE

&nbsp = non breaking space

= where you want email to go

allweatherwalkers@gmail.com = what text you want to show

 

Seems to work - if I click on link, it opens up Outlook etc.

 

Does that help ?

 

H

[majorbloodnock]

Absolutely correct. As Leicester_H said, it's all about using the HTML anchor tag (the one that begins and ends in ).

 

Basically, the anchor tag contains an attribute called href, and what you put in there decides what the link does. If you say href="http://bbc.co.uk" then clicking the link will take you to a different web page. If you say href="file://...." then it'll try to open a file on your hard drive. If you say href="mailto:....." then it'll open up your email programme, open a new blank email and start populating some fields.

 

More specifically, here are a few examples:

 

Mail Link will display the words "Mail Link" as an active link, and clicking it will create a new email preaddressed to joe.bloggs@test.com.

 

Mail Link will do the same, but preaddress it to both joe.bloggs@test.com and jane.doe@test2.com.

 

Mail Link will do the same as the first, but will prepopulate the subject field of the email with Test Testing.

 

Mail Link will do the same as the third, but additionally add some body text saying "This is just a test".

 

Loads of fun, but you're at the mercy of the browser and email client your intended audience is using; not all honour this functionality completely.

[Cinnamon]

Thanks chaps - will give it a go on Wednesday

[Leicester_H]

Hi

 

If you get stuck, you could temporarily change the password and PM me with

1. site url

2. the email address

3. what text you want to display

4. the username and (temp) password

 

and I'll do it for you (as I have used google sites it shouldn't take more than 5 mins).

I am out Wed morning but in the afternoon.

 

When done, I'd PM back and you can then reset the password.

 

H

[soapdragon]

Good heavens, was any of that in English You all sound so techy and clever....makes me realise what a Luddite I am

[Cinnamon]

No problem - did it in about 3 minutes

[Leicester_H]

There appears to be a stray email address ??

Edited February 26, 2014 by Guest

[Cinnamon]

Thanks - must have slipped in while I was fiddling!