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2315126 - How to insert an email address hyperlink on Jam Widget or Wiki

Symptom

  • How to insert an email address hyperlink on Jam so that clicking the link will launch your mail client with the users email address.
  • Within a group in SAP Jam you may wish to add a link so that users can email individuals.

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Environment

SAP Jam Collaboration

Resolution

Wherever there is the link icon  link icon.jpg you can add an e-mail address hyperlink, some examples include:

  • Within a text widget:

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  • Within a Wiki: 

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  1. Click the link icon;
  2. Select 'URL' from the 'All' dropdown menu;

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  1. Insert the text that you want to appear and the e-mail address in the format 'mailto:email address' (e.g. firstname.lastname@gmail.com) and click 'Insert Link';

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  1. This will result in an email address hyperlink. When a user clicks on the hyperlinkthe users mail client will launch, ready to send email to the recipents email address.

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Please note: The People Widget offers this functionality but in certain cases this would not be ideal, e.g. if you want to include the link within a sentence.

Keywords

 jam hyperlink email address, jam hyperlink wiki, jam hyperlink widget , KBA , LOD-SF-JAM , SAP Jam , How To

Product

SAP Jam Collaboration all versions