email links

I've set up a bunch of mailto links. Look at the sidebar (right side of page) and you'll see a section titled Email Links for Individuals. Each of the names in blue is an active link. Click on it and the default email software on your operating system will open up, insert that person's email address, and automatically insert a subject line.

Mail links provide some extra convenience for most, though not all, students. Email links only work with software-based email applications. This means if you use a web-based email clients such as USF Connect or Google then these links won't work. Or, put more correctly, the link will open whatever is designated as the default email software on your operating system, but that's not what you really want. For people using USF Connect (oh my god, please find something better) or another web-based email organizer, you can sometimes find "fixes" that will have a "mailto" link automatically take you to your web-based account. Some of these work, others not.

All in all, over 80% of people use an email software program installed on their hard drive. That means the email links will work easily and well for them. But you might be in the category of people who use a web-based email organizer and these links likely won't work well for you.