# Link to email

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/link-to-email/1097
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [August 8, 2002, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/link-to-email/1097 "2002-08-08T14:15:19Z")
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### Author: ![tsw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5fc32e/32.png) [@tsw](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tsw)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2002, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/link-to-email/1097/1 "2002-08-08T14:15:19Z")

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How do I put a link to an email address?

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2002, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/link-to-email/1097/2 "2002-08-08T16:22:13Z")

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in the getURL screen type

[mailto:name@domain.com](mailto:name@domain.com)

this will create a link that opens up outlook express(or whatever mail program you have set as default), or in AOL, it opens the Write Mail window.