How do I make a word or graphic link to my e-mail address?

To link a word using Typepad:

1. Highlight the word you want to link by either double-clicking on it or using your mouse to click on the word and drag over it.
2. Click on the Insert Email Link button on the Compose Post toolbar (it looks like an envelope). A window will pop up asking you to type in your e-mail address Â.
3. Type in the e-mail address you want your graphic to link to and click OK.

To link a word to an e-mail address using Blogger:

1. Highlight the word you want to link by either double-clicking on it or using your mouse to click on the word and drag over it.
2. Click on the Link button on the Create Post toolbar (it’s a picture of a chain link and the earth). A window will pop up asking you to type in a URL (the web address).
3. Instead of a URL, type in mailto:myemailaddress@provider.com (of course, change the whole myemailaddress@provider.com to your actual e-mail address or you’ll never get the e-mails.).
4. Click OK.

To link a graphic using Typepad:

1. Create a graphic.
2. Log in to your Typepad account.
3. Click on Control Panel > Files.
4. Over on the right will be “Upload a New File”. Browse for the image on your hard drive and then upload it.
5. After uploading the image, click on the image filename (now in the main list) to view it in your browser. Your browser’s address bar will show the URL for the image, such as http://example.typepad.com/image.jpg. Copy the code from the address bar.
6. Click the “Typelists” tab.
7. If you already have a Type list for things in your sidebar find that list and click on it. If you do not have a Type list, you can follow these instructions from Typepad.
8. Click “Add a new item”.
9. In the “Link title” paste the URL for the image that you copied in step 5.
10. Now edit the URL so that it looks like this: <img src=”http://example.typepad.com/image.jpg”>
11. In the “Link URL” box enter this URL: mailto:myemailaddress@provider.com (of course, you’ll want to change myemailaddress@provider.com to your actual e-mail address).
12. Click “Save item”.

To link a graphic using Blogger:

1. Create a graphic.
2. Upload your image to a secondary host (e.g., Flickr, Photobucket, etc.).
3. Determine your image’s URL and copy it to the clipboard.
4. Log in to your Blogger dashboard.
5. Click on “Layout”.
6. Click on the “Template” tab, then click on “Page Elements”.
7. Click on “Add a Page Element”.
8. Scroll until you find the “HTML/JavaScript” option and click the “Add to Blog” button under it.
9. Type the link code into the “Content” field. (You can leave the “Title” field blank.) Your code should look like this:

<a href=”mailto:myemailaddress@provider.com”><img src=”http://www.example_image.jpg”></a>

(Remember to change the img src URL to the URL you copied in step 3 and change myemailaddress@provider.com to your e-mail address.)

NOTE: Do not forget the quotes at the beginning and end of the URL or it will not work.

1. Click “Save Changes”.
2. Click “Save”.

To link a word or image to an e-mail address using WordPress:

1. Highlight the word or image in the post box by double-clicking or clicking and dragging.
2. Click on the Link button on the toolbar (a picture of chain links or the word ‘Link’).
3. Instead of a URL, in the pop-up window, type mailto:myemailaddress@provider.com (as with Blogger, of course, change the whole myemailaddress@provider.com to your actual e-mail address or you’ll never get the e-mails.).
4. Click Insert.