Inserting an email link in a topic

Last Updated : Jun 11, 2021 |

Procedure

  1. In Oxygen XML Author, check out the topic.
  2. Place your cursor in the location where you want to add the link and press Enter and insert the xref (web link) element.

    Alternatively, from the toolbar, click the link icon () and select Web Link.

    The Web Link dialog box is displayed.

  3. In the Web Link dialog box, enter the email Id in the format mailto:<email address>.

    For example, mailto:jmiller@avaya.com

  4. To add the link text, at the bottom of the editor, click the Text mode:

    Change:

    <xref href="mailto:jmiller@avaya.com" format="html" scope="external"/>

    To:

    <xref href="mailto:jmiller@avaya.com" format="html" scope="external">jmiller@avaya.com</xref>
  5. Click Insert and close.