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morpheus5454
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March 31, 2020
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E-mail button in the form

  • March 31, 2020
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Hello together,
 
Maybe someone can help me with this. I´ve created a form and wanted to set up an e-mail button in the form, which opens the e-mail address and the form with attachment as an e-mail as soon as you click on it. Is that possible?
 
It is also possible to edit buttons or text fields so that they have to be filled in before they can be sent?
 
Thanks you in advance!
Correct answer Thom Parker

Yes, Look at the list of actions on the properties dialog for the button. There's a submit form action. For the URL on this action use the URL format "mailto:name@something.com"

 

Set any field you want filled in to "Required", also on the properties dialog.

Here's an Acrobat XI tuturial on setting the field properties, there are some UI differences between this and Acrobat DC, but not much:

https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/FreeStuff/AcroForm_Create/AcroForms_Part2i_FieldPropsDlg_mp4.cfm

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Andrew5C35
Participant
February 22, 2021

Does anyone know whether you can get this to open into Outlook for IOS rather than only the default IOS mail app?

At the moment it seems like only the IOS mail app is available.

 

Thanks

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    GreatBear321
    Participant
    October 15, 2024

    I'm experiencing a similar issue. Users with Outlook as an App get an email loaded. Users with web mail cannot get a message to load and are therefore stuck. Is there a button that can function for other circumstances?

    Souvik Sadhu
    Community Manager
    Souvik SadhuCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    February 14, 2025

    Hi @GreatBear321,

     

    Hope you are doing well. Thanks for writing in!

     

    I do not know of any such method which can trigger the web app for Outlook. 

     

    There could be API integrations and calls made which could launch the Acrobat App, but not the web.

     

    This isn't something Acrobat can control, as such functions are managed by the OS.


    -Souvik

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    morpheus5454Author
    Participant
    April 1, 2020

    Thank you so much for your answer! Just what I wanted!

    Thom Parker
    Community Expert
    Thom ParkerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    March 31, 2020

    Yes, Look at the list of actions on the properties dialog for the button. There's a submit form action. For the URL on this action use the URL format "mailto:name@something.com"

     

    Set any field you want filled in to "Required", also on the properties dialog.

    Here's an Acrobat XI tuturial on setting the field properties, there are some UI differences between this and Acrobat DC, but not much:

    https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/FreeStuff/AcroForm_Create/AcroForms_Part2i_FieldPropsDlg_mp4.cfm

    Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
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    Counseling_Guy
    Participant
    April 3, 2020

    I've recently created a form utilizing this feature. Unfortunately, there are some users who are reporting that they have completed and submitted the form, but I am not receiving the email. However, I am receiving others without any problems. Is this limited based on how/what software the are using? 

    try67
    Community Expert
    try67Community Expert
    Community Expert
    April 3, 2020

    If they are using non-Adobe applications to fill in the file it's likely that it won't work at all. Ask them for specifics.

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