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Oct 28, 2021 07:15 AM
My base has a field formatted for URLs. When I use automation to send the URL for a given record, how do I make that reference a clickable link in the email? It looks like I should be able to do that with Markdown, but I haven’t figured out the details. Thanks in advance!
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Oct 29, 2021 05:52 AM - edited Sep 26, 2024 04:38 AM
Markdown is different than HTML. It is formatted like this:
[Click on this link to go to Apple’s website](https://www.apple.com)
Airtable supports limited HTML tags. If you’d like to use full HTML tags in your email, I would highly recommend using Make’s advanced automations and integrations for Airtable.
All of Make’s email modules support full HTML.
If you’ve never used Make before, I’ve assembled a bunch of Make training resources in this thread.
For example, here is how you would instantly trigger a Make automation from Airtable by using a custom webhook.
I also give live demonstrations of how to use Make in many of my Airtable podcast appearances here.
For example, in this video, I show how to work with Airtable attachment arrays in Make.
.Hope this helps!
— ScottWorld, Expert Airtable Consultant
Oct 29, 2021 06:04 AM
YES!!! Thank you ScottWorld and Kuovonne!!
Mar 16, 2023 11:13 AM
Sep 26, 2024 03:25 AM
Any idea what I am doing wrong? I cant seem to shorten the hyperlink. I am using outlook email
Sep 26, 2024 02:38 PM
FPX, You are including a list of URLs, not a single URL. The syntax for a markdown link only works with a single URL. See this thread for more info.
Sep 26, 2024 10:40 PM - edited Sep 26, 2024 10:44 PM
@kuovonne - Thanks for this. I seem to be missing something...Can you please see why nothing is populating below?
Sep 27, 2024 04:28 PM
@kuovonne - Thanks for this. I seem to be missing something...Can you please see why nothing is populating below?
I don't see any issues with your formula field. Does the formula field show a value in a data grid view?
I'm not sure how the second screen shot relates. In order to use the formula field, you need to include a list of field values for the formula field, not a list of records. You may also need to retest the automation, starting from the trigger, to get values to show up.
Sep 29, 2024 06:33 PM - edited Sep 29, 2024 06:33 PM
Thanks Kuovonne, i wasnt doing the list of field values so is populating now as per below screenshot.
However, the above is no use for me without the link referencing the information against each columns so how would I make the formula work within the grid view please? See below