javascriptemailoutlookarticulate-storyline

Open Outlook (aaplication or browser) and populate recipient field

I'm a learning designer working in Articulate Storyline. I've asked this on their community site but its been suggested to ask here. In Articulate I have the option to add in Javascript under what they call triggers, this is the query I have.

When the button is clicked, I would like specifically Outlook to open and the recipient field to be populated with a certain email address. From what I have searched so far, I understand I can open Outlook's browser version using window.open("https://outlook.live.com/mail/0/"). When added to the trigger this works. However, I can't see where the mailto command would sit with this.

Is it even possible to open the compose mail window in a browser and or is there anyway to open the desktop application instead.

Thanks for any advice or help you can give me here.

Solution

  • Is it even possible to open the compose mail window in a browser and or is there anyway to open the desktop application instead.

    Use the mailto protocol which opens a client's e-mail system and begins a new email message. For example:

    <a href="mailto:user@example.com?
    subject=MessageTitle&amp;
    body=Message Content">
    Contact Us</a>

    The following example shows how to use an HTML form to create an e-mail message.

    <form action="mailto:user@example.com" method="get">
<input name="subject" type="hidden" value="Message Title">

Feedback:<br/>
<textarea name=body cols="40">
Please share your thoughts here
and then choose Send Feedback.
</textarea>

<input type="submit" value="Send Feedback">
</form>

    For more information on the mailto protocol, see RFC2368: The mailto URL scheme.