Create Mailto URL 1.5

Create Mailto URL 1.5

Configure mailto: buttons without the headache

Manually building mailto: URLs with recipients, CC, BCC, subject, and body is tedious and error-prone. This script gives you a persistent palette with a simple form to fill in your email details, validates the addresses, and applies the resulting mailto: URL either as a Submit Form action on a button or as a hyperlink on selected text or object. It also reads back existing mailto: URLs so you can edit them in place, and lets you delete mailto actions or hyperlinks directly from the palette.

How to use:

1. Select a button, text, or object on your InDesign page.
2. Run the script — if a mailto: URL already exists on the selection, the fields are pre-filled automatically.
3. Fill in or edit the email fields (To, Cc, Bcc, Subject, Body).
4. Choose the action mode: Submit Form Action (button) or Create Hyperlink (text/object).
5. Click Create — the script validates your addresses and applies the mailto: URL.
6. Change your selection at any time and click Refresh to load its mailto data into the fields.
7. Use Clear to empty all fields, or Delete to remove the mailto action or hyperlink from the current selection.

What's New in 1.5

• Hyperlink mode — apply mailto URLs to text or objects, not just buttons
• Auto-reads existing mailto data from the selection on launch/refresh
• New buttons: Help, Clear, Refresh, Delete, Create
• Proper cleanup of orphan hyperlink sources on apply/delete

Scripts provided without warranty - backup data and use at your own risk.

Contact me for bugs/feature requests.

Jean-Claude Tremblay – Services Proficiografik