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Post PatronHow to create a button as a hyperlink for sending an email
A workaround:
You can add a textbox with an asterix, turn the asterix into windings font then turn that into a hyperlink where you can use mailto:
Video here from Ruth at Curbal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxEo_hO3iIM&list=PLDz00l_jz6zzttb28XH8GHZNL6vvpBlkQ&index=89
Cheers,
Maria
Is there any other way to add link other than using a text box, Reason we can't show a Tooltip on TextBox.
Advocate IIIHi Kampyy,
You could just create a button and masterfully place it so your pop text can appear. Really depends on a lot of parameters though. I imagine you are hiding the email address to save space? and so the pop up reveals the actual somewhat long email address?
There is a HTML add-in - and my coleagues use it for numerous things, but no-one has tried to email using it, I see its been voted in the past.
My lastest attempt (email address changed for privacy lol) is this measure"
Looks like the app owners know of some limitations and perhaps this is one.... as I get "Cannot open web browser the link is malformed: mailto:[email protected] I've tried various html iterations of it which work fine on my web server - just not pbi....