# Mailto

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mailto/29975>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 2, 2003, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mailto/29975 "2003-09-02T15:35:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![paisley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a88e57/32.png) [@paisley](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/paisley)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2003, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mailto/29975/1 "2003-09-02T15:35:37Z")

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I know this is basic but I don’t know how. So how do I direct user to use ‘mailto: [name@email.com](mailto:name@email.com)’ using a button?

Help asap. Thanks

button.onPress = function() {  
…code here…  
}

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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:** [September 2, 2003, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mailto/29975/2 "2003-09-02T15:36:36Z")

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[AS]button.onPress = function(){  
getURL("mailto:you@host.com");  
}[/AS]

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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:** [September 2, 2003, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mailto/29975/3 "2003-09-02T15:48:48Z")

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thanks