1.7

Adding a hyperlink or mailto link
1. Select text or an image.
Note
Although it is possible, it is not advisable to add a Hyperlink to other elements, such
as a Paragraph or Div. HTML 4 specifies that hyperlinks and mailto-links may only
contain inline elements. Block elements, such as a Div, may not appear inside a
link. HTML 5 states that the link "may be wrapped around entire paragraphs, lists,
tables, and so forth, even entire sections, so long as there is no interactive content
within (e.g. buttons or other links)"; see https://www.w3.org/TR/html5/text-level-
semantics.html.
2.
Click the Insert hyperlink button on the toolbar, or on the menu, select Format >
Hyperlink > Insert.
3. Select URL to create a regular hyperlink pointing to a web page, or select Email to create
a mailto-link that will open the default email client when clicked.
4.
For a URL:
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URL: enter a valid, well-formed URL to link to. It must start with the protocol, such as
http:// or https://.
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Target: use the drop-down or type in the target for the link.When the target is _
blank the link will open in a new browser window or tab.
For a mailto link:
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Email: enter a valid email address that appears by default in the To: field of the
email client.
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Subject: type a default subject that appears in the Subject: field of the email client.
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Message: type a message that appears by default in the Message field of the email
client.
Note that all these can be changed within the email client once the link is clicked.
Dynamically inserting or modifying a hyperlink
You may wish to adjust a hyperlink depending on a value in a record that is merged to the
template when generating output, for example, to provide a different mailto link for different
customers.
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