topic Re: Story Maps Mailto: button? in ArcGIS StoryMaps Questions

Story Maps Mailto: button?

ahagopian_coj — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 12:58:39 GMT

Hello!

I saw this story map that there is the ability to format the button to open an email. I have tried and failed to do this. Is there a how to article or some trick to getting this to work? Thanks!

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/fdb2a1493e3447fb850ff8f73a031ba4

Re: Story Maps Mailto: button?

JohnD_CLN — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 20:19:55 GMT

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/fdb2a1493e3447fb850ff8f73a031ba4

Does anyone at Esri know the Esri Canada office telephone number? I will be happy to call them and ask how they embeded the mailto into a button. Merci

Re: Story Maps Mailto: button?

OwenGeo — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 14:34:56 GMT

Creating a button to send an email is simply a matter of using the mailto: link protocol. You can find lots of references on the web for how to do this by searching "email link" or something similar.

Instead of https:[URL] followed by a URL, you simply enter mailto:[email-address].

For example... mailto:example@myorg.com

Re: Story Maps Mailto: button?

JohnD_CLN — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 17:48:32 GMT

<a href="mailto:"email@.me.com">Click</a>

Re: Story Maps Mailto: button?

JohnD_CLN — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 17:51:05 GMT

I cannot write the necessary code into the button properties <a href="mailto:email@me.com">Click</a>

Re: Story Maps Mailto: button?

OwenGeo — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 18:18:24 GMT

@JohnD_CLN -- There's no code needed other than the mailto link. Just insert a BUTTON block from the block palette, click the EDIT button to edit the button link, then paste in the mailto link.

Re: Story Maps Mailto: button?

JohnD_CLN — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 18:45:22 GMT

Gotcha ...... I write code so I try placing <a href="email info">Click Me</a> into the button. FYI (for everyone) it does not work.....my bad. I over thought the issue.