Story Maps Mailto: button?

[ahagopian_coj]

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

[JohnD_CLN]

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

[OwenGeo · Accepted solution]

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

[JohnD_CLN]

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

[JohnD_CLN]

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

[OwenGeo]

@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.

 

 

 

[JohnD_CLN]

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.