Acrobat 6 Pro - create e-mail link?

[Rosebud]

I've been unsuccessful in creating an active e-mail link in a PDF. Links to URLs .... just fine. But I'd like a reader to click on a link (not unlike in Word, for example) to open a new e-mail message window. Is this possible? And, if so ... can you guide me through the steps?

Thanks!

 

[Murgle]

This can be done very easily. You mentioned that you have no problem linking to URLs - using the link tool I assume. If you do the same but specify the URL as mailto:someone@something.com it will generate an email window.

Hope this helps.

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[Rosebud]

Thanks, Murgle! I notice that, when clicking on that e-mail link, a new message window opens just as I would expect it to. But returning to the PDF and clicking on the same e-mail link again opens a browser, with a message that it couldn't find the page. Going back to the PDF and double-clicking on the same e-mail link opens the message window.

But if I wait (for what seems like it must be at least one minute), a single-click will open the new message window.

Does that sound familiar to you?

 

[Murgle]

That's not something that I've come across - I can click on the link as many times as I like and a new email window is generated each time. Maybe it is something to do with your email program - I use MS Outlook 2000. Alternatively, it could be that there are some differences between Acro 5 and 6 - I use 5.05.
Is it possible for someone with a different setup to try the same to see what happens?

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