# How to direct an email link to Outlook and how to download a word document from

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**Created:** [April 7, 2004, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-direct-an-email-link-to-outlook-and-how-to-download-a-word-document-from/106660 "2004-04-07T18:27:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-direct-an-email-link-to-outlook-and-how-to-download-a-word-document-from/106660/1 "2004-04-07T18:27:25Z")

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[_]I’m kind of novice so I need help… How do I make a link to open outlook, example: if you click [ratachilena@hotmail.com](mailto:ratachilena@hotmail.com) in a flash document it opens outlook and by default puts [ratachilena@hotmail.com](mailto:ratachilena@hotmail.com) in the address?  
[_]And another question, I want that when you click an specific button starts to download a .doc file!!! please help me!!!  
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**Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-direct-an-email-link-to-outlook-and-how-to-download-a-word-document-from/106660/2 "2004-04-07T18:36:06Z")

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1. "mailto:yourname@yourISP.com" as a getURL  
Of course, if the end-user has another email client as default, it will open in that program instead of Outlook.

2. “yourFile.doc” as a getURL  
Of course, the end-user will need to have Word installed to view it.