The "mail to:" URL isn't currently supported in Rise (not to worry - I've submitted a feature request on your behalf!) but in the meantime, I know a few other folks shared that they were using a URL shortener to keep the link intact.
I'll let you know here if we have updates on the potential of this feature!
Great question! It’s the browser settings, not Rise, that determine whether a mailto link opens in Gmail or Outlook or whatever other mail client you may have. The instructions for changing that setting are different depending on the browser you choose, but you should be able to find them easily by doing a quick google search.
If there's anything else I can do to help, please let me know!
Hey there Nick. We are still tracking the request for in-text mailto: functionality. Right now, we don't have an ETA on any additional support beyond the button blocks, but we'll let you know if that changes!
I'm just throwing in another vote for this feature request. I've noticed that in Rise a lot of feature requests get added via additional blocks but the blocks themselves lack functionality. I really need the ability to link an email address when I am using the accordion block, but I can't. Instead I need to add another block that is disconnected from that accordion block.
Additionally, it would be nice to be able to add a button in an accordion block.
Button block is not a solution. You can't place the full text of most email addresses in the button. To put it mildly, it is an unsatisfactory work-around. It makes us appear that we don't know what we are doing, as pointed out in our last round of user testing. We are looking at 2+ years that people have been looking for a solution for the "mailto:" issue. Realize there are priorities, but this one is silly not to have fixed.
I followed this advice and it works: It's about the Outlook setting for the individual's settings but it would be nice if RISE could work this out automatically.
On your pc - Hit the Windows key > go to Control panel > Default Programmes > Set default programmes > Click on OUTLOOK DESKTOP in the list on the left > then on the right side click on choose defaults for this programme > tick the MAILTO box to activate URL:mailTo protocol. Then when i published my rise course and clicked on either the button block, or text hyperlink link in a text block it opened an outlook email. When you add the email link in RISE is should start with e.g. mailto:xxx.xxx@xxx.com/uk etc
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Hi Annabelle,
The "mail to:" URL isn't currently supported in Rise (not to worry - I've submitted a feature request on your behalf!) but in the meantime, I know a few other folks shared that they were using a URL shortener to keep the link intact.
I'll let you know here if we have updates on the potential of this feature!
If you have articulate 360 you can make a mailto link in Storyline and add it as a Storyline block.
Hi Annabelle and Michael,
Just a quick update - we've added support for Mailto Support in Button blocks. Take a look at this quick Peek on how to add it.
Hello, is there an update to this? I followed the instructions on the video but it opens up Google Chrome instead of Outlook
Hi Moses,
Great question! It’s the browser settings, not Rise, that determine whether a mailto link opens in Gmail or Outlook or whatever other mail client you may have. The instructions for changing that setting are different depending on the browser you choose, but you should be able to find them easily by doing a quick google search.
If there's anything else I can do to help, please let me know!
I can't seem to find the feature request, but my team can also really use this feature.
Hi Erica,
You can add mailto links in button blocks, you just can't add them as hyperlinks to text. Take a look at this quick Peek on how to add it.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Is there any reason why this does not work as a hyperlink? It seems silly that in 2019, I cannot create an email link inline with my content.
Hey there Nick. We are still tracking the request for in-text
mailto:functionality. Right now, we don't have an ETA on any additional support beyond the button blocks, but we'll let you know if that changes!In the meantime, here's a workaround that might help.
I'm just throwing in another vote for this feature request. I've noticed that in Rise a lot of feature requests get added via additional blocks but the blocks themselves lack functionality. I really need the ability to link an email address when I am using the accordion block, but I can't. Instead I need to add another block that is disconnected from that accordion block.
Additionally, it would be nice to be able to add a button in an accordion block.
Button block is not a solution. You can't place the full text of most email addresses in the button. To put it mildly, it is an unsatisfactory work-around. It makes us appear that we don't know what we are doing, as pointed out in our last round of user testing. We are looking at 2+ years that people have been looking for a solution for the "mailto:" issue. Realize there are priorities, but this one is silly not to have fixed.
Good news, folks! You can now insert a
mailto:hyperlink using the text editor.Simply refresh your browser window, then insert the hyperlink. Let us know if you run into any trouble!
That's great. Thank you. Mike
I followed this advice and it works: It's about the Outlook setting for the individual's settings but it would be nice if RISE could work this out automatically.
On your pc - Hit the Windows key > go to Control panel > Default Programmes > Set default programmes > Click on OUTLOOK DESKTOP in the list on the left > then on the right side click on choose defaults for this programme > tick the MAILTO box to activate URL:mailTo protocol. Then when i published my rise course and clicked on either the button block, or text hyperlink link in a text block it opened an outlook email. When you add the email link in RISE is should start with e.g. mailto:xxx.xxx@xxx.com/uk etc
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