Hi Theresa, I can tell you what needs to happen, but as yet, not how to do it. Essentially the e-mail address needs to have the prefix "mailto:"; added to it somehow. If you actually type the prefix in yourself, for example, mailto:george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx you will find that when you click on the field, it will open a mail message addressed to me. However, what is defeating me at the moment is how to do that via the normal table design. (And as it happens, I ALSO want to do this in a database) George. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Theresa Hodge Sent: 01 May 2005 23:20 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Microsoft Access Hi All I'm using Microsoft Access 2003 with Jaws 5.0. In an Access database that I'm designing, I have a field containing an e-mail address. I've set the data type to hyperlink. Once in that field, I would like to be able to press Enter and go straight into an e-mail message to that person. I've got as far as getting it to open Outlook when I click on the address, but am not sure how to get it to open a new message with that person's address in the "To" field. Can anyone help with this? Theresa Hodge theresa.hodge@xxxxxxxxx s ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq This Message has been scanned for viruses by McAfee Groupshield. ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq