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Creating an e-mail link

An e-mail link opens a new blank message window (using the mail program associated with the user's browser) when clicked. In the e-mail message window, the To field is automatically updated with the address specified in the e-mail link.

To create an e-mail link using the Insert E-Mail Link command:

1	In the Document window's Design view, position the insertion point where you want the e-mail link to appear, or select the text or image you want to appear as the e-mail link. Then do one of the following:
	Choose Insert > E-Mail Link.
	In the Common category of the Objects panel, select Insert E-Mail Link.
2	In the Text field of the Insert E-Mail Link dialog box, type or edit the text to appear in the document as an e-mail link.
3	In the E-Mail field, type the e-mail address that the mail should be addressed to.
4	Click OK.

To create an e-mail link using the Property inspector:

1	Select text or an image in the Document window's Design view.
2	In the Link field of the Property inspector, type mailto: followed by an e-mail address.
	Do not type any spaces between the colon and the e-mail address. For example, type mailto:jdoe@macromedia2.com.