# How to send an email by clicking on a button link?

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-send-an-email-by-clicking-on-a-button-link/12172>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [January 25, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-send-an-email-by-clicking-on-a-button-link/12172 "2017-01-25T17:17:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![artb56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c37758/32.png) [@artb56](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/artb56)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-send-an-email-by-clicking-on-a-button-link/12172/1 "2017-01-25T17:17:27Z")

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I can’t seem to find a way to send an email by clicking on a button. I’m using Voyager Pro Theme.  
I need help on how to create a button that will open up to a new pre-addressed email.

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**Author:** ![bendeparis](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/bendeparis/32/6522_2.png) [@bendeparis](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/bendeparis)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-send-an-email-by-clicking-on-a-button-link/12172/2 "2017-01-25T17:30:16Z")

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`just a link : <a href="mailto:mail@example.com"</a>`

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**Author:** ![artb56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c37758/32.png) [@artb56](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/artb56)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-send-an-email-by-clicking-on-a-button-link/12172/3 "2017-01-25T18:33:20Z")

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I can’t seem to get it to work.

I went to “Set Link”,  
it opens a window in RW7  
I can select URL, Pages, or Resources  
I left the setting at URL  
I put \<a href=“mailto:talent@integrity-eds.com”  
Then “set link”

What could I be doing wrong?

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**Author:** ![artb56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c37758/32.png) [@artb56](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/artb56)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-send-an-email-by-clicking-on-a-button-link/12172/4 "2017-01-25T18:39:44Z")

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I entered just:

[mailto:talent@integrity-eds.com](mailto:talent@integrity-eds.com)

set link, and it worked.

Thanks,

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**Author:** ![Pitti\_Uomo](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/pitti_uomo/32/1689_2.png) [@Pitti\_Uomo](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Pitti_Uomo)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2017, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-send-an-email-by-clicking-on-a-button-link/12172/5 "2017-07-22T15:51:13Z")

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> [@bendeparis](#):
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> \<a [href="mailto:mail@example.com](mailto:href=%22mailto:mail@example.com)"\</a\>

Does it open your email application when you click it?  
That’s what I’m trying to achieve

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**Author:** ![devananda](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/devananda/32/13413_2.png) [@devananda](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/devananda)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2017, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-send-an-email-by-clicking-on-a-button-link/12172/6 "2017-12-07T15:19:00Z")

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> [@bendeparis](#):
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> \<a [href="mailto:mail@example.com](mailto:href=%22mailto:mail@example.com)"\</a\>

I’m trying to get a button to do the same. I can enter [mailto:website@website.org](mailto:website@website.org)

and when I click the button it opens in my mail.app. That’s great. But I want to put a subject/header in the email automatically. How can I do that?

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**Author:** ![robbeattie](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/robbeattie/32/78_2.png) [@robbeattie](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/robbeattie)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2017, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-send-an-email-by-clicking-on-a-button-link/12172/7 "2017-12-07T15:27:27Z")

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Try this and replace it with your own details/information

```auto
<a href="mailto:test@example.com?subject=Testing out mailto!"></a>

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**Author:** ![devananda](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/devananda/32/13413_2.png) [@devananda](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/devananda)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2017, 3:50pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-send-an-email-by-clicking-on-a-button-link/12172/8 "2017-12-07T15:50:30Z")

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> [@robbeattie](#):
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> \<a [href="mailto:test@example.com](mailto:href=%22mailto:test@example.com)?subject=Testing out mailto!"\>\</a\>

when I click “Set Link” in a button and enter this doesn’t work for me.

I even tried removing the quotes but still doesn’t work

[http://share-inspiration.d.pr/19zom2](http://share-inspiration.d.pr/19zom2)

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**Author:** ![habitualshaker](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/habitualshaker/32/10762_2.png) [@habitualshaker](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/habitualshaker)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2017, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-send-an-email-by-clicking-on-a-button-link/12172/9 "2017-12-07T15:56:32Z")

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just use: [mailto:test@example.com](mailto:test@example.com)?subject=Testing out mailto!

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**Author:** ![robbeattie](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/robbeattie/32/78_2.png) [@robbeattie](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/robbeattie)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-send-an-email-by-clicking-on-a-button-link/12172/10 "2017-12-07T15:59:14Z")

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Odd. Worked for me using Elixir’s Flat Button stack, no problem.

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**Author:** ![devananda](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/devananda/32/13413_2.png) [@devananda](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/devananda)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2017, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-send-an-email-by-clicking-on-a-button-link/12172/11 "2017-12-07T16:00:14Z")

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> [@habitualshaker](#):
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> just use: [mailto:test@example.com](mailto:test@example.com)?subject=Testing out mailto!

Thank you! This works for me! Thank you too @robbeattie

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**Author:** ![DLH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5e925/32.png) [@DLH](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/DLH)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2017, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-send-an-email-by-clicking-on-a-button-link/12172/12 "2017-12-07T16:00:44Z")

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Try encoding the spaces. Replace any spaces with: %20