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[Nit_Wit_400]

I'm trying to figure out how to make a button (a shortcut with a web
link and a custom icon, really) email-able. Everything I've tried
unlinks the icon from the shortcut and I was wondering if there were
any suggestions out here in cyberland.

The firm for which I work has a website, and I was asked to develop a
VERY cost-efficient way to make it accessible to our clients. To be
specific, I was asked to make a button that our clients could have on
their desktop that would bring them to our site.

What I mentioned above is the only thing I could come up with.


Any help?

(If this is in the wrong place, please direct me?)

 

[Tom Willett]

Google is your friend. There will be hundreds if not thousands of answers.
Or, ask in a HTML group.

: I'm trying to figure out how to make a button (a shortcut with a web
: link and a custom icon, really) email-able. Everything I've tried
: unlinks the icon from the shortcut and I was wondering if there were
: any suggestions out here in cyberland.
:
: The firm for which I work has a website, and I was asked to develop a
: VERY cost-efficient way to make it accessible to our clients. To be
: specific, I was asked to make a button that our clients could have on
: their desktop that would bring them to our site.
:
: What I mentioned above is the only thing I could come up with.
:
:
: Any help?
:
: (If this is in the wrong place, please direct me?)

 

[db]

it is highly unlikely that you can create
such programming because it violates
security protocols.

at best you can create an executable
program and send it to your clients.

however, they would have to approve
whether or not they want to install it.

since I don't think you are going to make
a self extracting executable then my suggestion
is to

create graphic intensive page with publisher
or word and include a fancy icon
or hyper links on it.

then turn the page into a pdf.

what should happen is that your customers
will save the pdf to their computers.

then they simply click on the link to
get to your home page.

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perhaps if the home page is eye catching,
then turn it into a pdf and email it to your
customers.

it will be up to them to save it to their
desktop for future reference

adobe allows for capturing of links and
they work from within the pdfs.

but I am sure that if you customers can
highlight a web address, copy and paste
into the browser, they won't be deterred
from going to your site

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incidentally, customers are much smarter
than you may think and they will jump through
some hoops to contact your company as long
as they think it is in their best interest to do so.

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[Leythos]

I'm trying to figure out how to make a button (a shortcut with a web
link and a custom icon, really) email-able. Everything I've tried
unlinks the icon from the shortcut and I was wondering if there were
any suggestions out here in cyberland.

The firm for which I work has a website, and I was asked to develop a
VERY cost-efficient way to make it accessible to our clients. To be
specific, I was asked to make a button that our clients could have on
their desktop that would bring them to our site.

What I mentioned above is the only thing I could come up with.


Any help?

(If this is in the wrong place, please direct me?)

Why not make a self extracting link icon, you could deliver it in a Zip
download and they could expand it to their desktop?

 

[Peter Foldes]

I am with Leythos on this. Create a self extracting link icon as he posted. Easiest
and most effective method

 

[Jim]

I'm trying to figure out how to make a button (a shortcut with a web
link and a custom icon, really) email-able. Everything I've tried
unlinks the icon from the shortcut and I was wondering if there were
any suggestions out here in cyberland.

The firm for which I work has a website, and I was asked to develop a
VERY cost-efficient way to make it accessible to our clients. To be
specific, I was asked to make a button that our clients could have on
their desktop that would bring them to our site.

2 different things entirely .

 

[Nit_Wit_400]

2 different things entirely .

Do explain....

 

[Jim]

Do explain....

1st paragraph related to e-mail address
2nd paragraph related to URL ( site ) address .

 

[Nit_Wit_400]

Why not make a self extracting link icon, you could deliver it in a Zip
download and they could expand it to their desktop?

Will that really work?

How do I do it?

 

[Leythos]

Will that really work?

How do I do it?

If you can't figure out how to do it then you're the wrong person to do
this job. If you can't figure out how to make a self-extracting zip file
then you're showing that you are unable to use Google Search.

I'm not trying to be a snot, but if you're already lost at this point
then you need to find a programmer or at least a good Windows
technician.

 

[Nit_Wit_400]

If you can't figure out how to do it then you're the wrong person to do
this job. If you can't figure out how to make a self-extracting zip file
then you're showing that you are unable to use Google Search.

I'm not trying to be a snot, but if you're already lost at this point
then you need to find a programmer or at least a good Windows
technician.

UGH... I should have been more clear when I asked "How do I do it"

I know perfectly well how to make a self extracting zip file.... and
yes, you are trying to be a snot... but that's okay, I was unclear.

I've already tried to do that (zipped a folder containing the
shortcuts and the icons), and the icons became unlinked the moment I
zipped them. They'll work fine if I extract to MY desktop because
they were linked on MY machine. Once the zip file has left my
machine, the icons are no longer linked, and there was no real point
in doing it.

Just because I know how to link an icon to a shortcut, I can't assume
everyone else does too.. plus it looks very bad if I'm asking our
clients to do anything at all other than click on the button.

One thing that I HAVE had success with (as someone mentioned in a
previous post) was creating an .exe file -- but (as that same person
mentioned) a lot of email providers either don't allow .exe files to
be sent/received or require the user to approve them -- neither of
which is useful.

I think the last resort here might be that the firm will have to bite
the bullet, and hand out thumb drives with the icon links preloaded...
gets pricey though because there are a LOT of clients.