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Sending a link does not send clickable link
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Dec 29, 2003, 11:06 AM
 
In Mail, or from anywhere else for that matter (Safari, iCards, etc.), if I email a link to someone, it is not "clickable". They have to copy and paste into their browser. I have searched and find no place to edit an option for this. Can someone help? I really want them to be able to click, especially those on PC's. Thanks in advance!
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Dec 29, 2003, 11:20 AM
 
Did you type in the full URL, including the "http://"?
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Dec 29, 2003, 11:38 AM
 
Are you sending HTML emails or plain text?
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Dec 29, 2003, 11:49 AM
 
Go to Mail -> Preferences -> Composing and make sure you select "Rich Text" as the format...

Also you have to type the complete address starting with the http:// as macola noted. Links in iCards will never be clickable because the text actually is part of the image...
     
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Dec 29, 2003, 05:56 PM
 
Thanks for your responses. Yes, I have Rich Text selected in Preferences. And when just sending a link, the http is also selected and sent (Cmd-L from a website, for example). But the iCard (thinking about an announcement of a new homepage, for instance) contains the http, and some still cannot click it. Haven't tried sending regular iCards, only announcements of homepages. Any other ideas? Thanks again! Hopefully we can sort this all out. By the way, using Mail 1.3.2 on my two week old powerbook G4, if that makes any difference.
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