Adding CC, BCC, Subjects & Bodys to mailto: hyperlinks

Relevant Products: Exclaimer Cloud - Signatures for Office 365 | Exclaimer Cloud - Signatures for Office 365 | Signature Manager Exchange Edition | Signature Manager Outlook Edition | Signature Manager Office 365 Edition

Scenario

You would like to add additional information to your mailto hyperlinks. As an example, you need to CC another email address and you require a subject line to be added at the same time.

Resolution

• Adding just a CC, BCC or Subject
• Adding CC & Subject

Adding just a CC, BCC or Subject

1. Insert your hyperlink into the signature template
2. Add your "mailto:" prefix followed by the primary mailing address
3. Add a "?" to end of the mailing address followed by one of these prefixes:
   1. cc - Includes a Carbon Copy (CC) mailing address
   2. bcc - includes a Blind Carbon Copy (BCC) mailing address
   3. subject - adds the text to the "Subject" field in the email*
   4. body - adds the text to the Body of the email**
4. Follow these with a "=" and the address required.
   * If you are using a Subject with spaces, replace the spaces with "%20" as the hyperlink is in HTML
   ** When using the body, ensure you are using "%20" for spaces, you can also add returns in by using "%0A"

Example mailto with CC

Adding CC & Subject

1. Use the above steps to add the CC into your hyperlink
2. After the "CC" add an Ampersand "&" followed by Subject=
3. Insert your Subject line as required. Don't forget to include the "%20" to represent spaces

Example mailto with CC & Subject message