# Email in MX 2004

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/email-in-mx-2004/183838>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [March 30, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/email-in-mx-2004/183838 "2006-03-30T16:13:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![dis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@dis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dis)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/email-in-mx-2004/183838/1 "2006-03-30T16:13:21Z")

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hi everyone,  
I have a problem which i hope you can help me out with. Im using FLash MX professional 2004 (although ironically im not a professional) to build my site, in the contact section i have my email address as a button and ideally when someone presses it i’d like it to open their email app and automatically open a new mail with my address in.

here is the script i have:

on (release) {  
getURL("mailto:hello@birthcreative.co.uk");  
}

when i press the button it opens my web browser instead of my email app… im praying this is a simple thing to sort out.

thanks in advance for any help

Dis.

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**Author:** ![Marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc8723/32.png) [@Marie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Marie)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/email-in-mx-2004/183838/2 "2006-03-30T17:14:29Z")

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Hi,  
did you try just using the properties panel for this? You dont have to have a button - you can just mark the txt and assign a link to it. Remember to use static txt. I’m not a specialist, so this might not be the best way to do it - but it works for me.

Marie

> [@dis](#):
>
> hi everyone,  
> I have a problem which i hope you can help me out with. Im using FLash MX professional 2004 (although ironically im not a professional) to build my site, in the contact section i have my email address as a button and ideally when someone presses it i’d like it to open their email app and automatically open a new mail with my address in.
> 
> here is the script i have:
> 
> on (release) {  
> getURL(“[mailto:hello@birthcreative.co.uk](mailto:hello@birthcreative.co.uk)”);  
> }
> 
> when i press the button it opens my web browser instead of my email app… im praying this is a simple thing to sort out.
> 
> thanks in advance for any help
> 
> Dis.

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**Author:** ![dis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@dis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dis)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 6:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/email-in-mx-2004/183838/3 "2006-03-31T06:23:39Z")

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thanks Marie,

is there any chance you could expand on that a little? im not total sure how to do that

thanks  
dis.

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**Author:** ![Marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc8723/32.png) [@Marie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Marie)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/email-in-mx-2004/183838/4 "2006-03-31T12:33:02Z")

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Hi again  
as I said before I’m a newbie myself, so I’m not sure this is the proper way to do it. This is how I do:

1:open windows \> properties  
2:write your e-mail adress where you want it and mark it with the curser  
3:go to the properties panel, choose static text and write ‘[mailto:yourname@yourplace.com](mailto:yourname@yourplace.com)’ in the linkbox.

There you are, it’s as simple as that.

> [@dis](#):
>
> thanks Marie,
> 
> is there any chance you could expand on that a little? im not total sure how to do that
> 
> thanks  
> dis.

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**Author:** ![Pascal\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f6c823/32.png) [@Pascal\_S](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pascal_S)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/email-in-mx-2004/183838/5 "2006-03-31T13:09:43Z")

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on (release) {  
getURL("mailto:hello@birthcreative.co.uk");  
}

this is the right code and here it opens outlook!