Scenario
You are using Exclaimer Cloud, and within your signature, you would like to add additional information to your mailto: hyperlinks. For example, you need to Cc another email address and require a subject line to be added simultaneously.
Resolution
NOTE: The steps described here assume that you have already created an email signature. For more information, see how you can create a signature.
You can either:
Add a Cc, Bcc or Subject
- In Exclaimer Cloud, open the required signature template within the Signature Designer.
- Insert a hyperlink into the signature template.
- Add your mailto: prefix followed by the primary mailing address, or use the {Email} field within the product.
- Add a ? at the end of the mailing address followed by one of these prefixes:
- cc: Includes a Carbon copy (Cc) mailing address.
- bcc: Includes a Blind carbon copy (Bcc) mailing address.
- subject: Adds the text to the Subject field in the email.
NOTE: If you use a Subject with spaces, replace the spaces with "%20" as the hyperlink is in HTML.- body: Adds the text to the Body of the email.
NOTE: When using the body, ensure you use "%20" for spaces. You can also add returns in by using 2%0A".
- Follow these with a "=" and the address required.
Example of mailto: with Cc
mailto:karen.green@yourcompany.com?cc=peter.jones@yourcompany.com
Adding a Cc and Subject
- As described above, add a Cc to your mailto: hyperlink.
- After the Cc add & (an Ampersand) followed by Subject=
- Insert your Subject line as required.
NOTE: If you use a Subject with spaces, replace the spaces with "%20" as the hyperlink is in HTML.Example mailto: with Cc and Subject message
mailto:karen.green@yourcompany.com?cc=peter.jones@yourcompany.com&subject=Your%20first%20mailto