Highlight the text you want to link, click the link icon, and select “Email” from the drop-down.(Optional) Edit the text you want to display as the link.Enter the email address you want contacts to send to in the Email address field.Click Insert.Click Done.

How do I create a mailto link in Outlook?

To insert a link to an email address, select Email Address and fill in the fields. In Outlook Online and Windows Mail, in the Address text box, enter mailto: followed by the email address. Select OK to insert the link.

Why is mailto not working?

If mailto links don’t open for you the way they should, a quick look at the system or browser settings should do the job. In Windows, head to Settings -> Apps -> Default apps. … If you want Chrome and Gmail to open mailto links for you by default, make sure Google Chrome is picked as the default client on either OS.