Story Maps Mailto: button?

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09-29-2021 05:58 AM
ahagopian_coj
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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

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OwenGeo
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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

Owen Evans
Lead Product Engineer | StoryMaps

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JohnD_CLN
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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

 

 

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OwenGeo
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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

Owen Evans
Lead Product Engineer | StoryMaps
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JohnD_CLN
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<a href="mailto:"email@.me.com">Click</a><a href="mailto:"email@.me.com">Click</a>

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

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OwenGeo
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@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.

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Owen Evans
Lead Product Engineer | StoryMaps
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JohnD_CLN
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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.