Why, when I click on an email link in a PDF document, does a new tab open?

I convert an excel spreadsheet to PDF. I click on the email link in the new document and it opens a new FF tab and two, not one, two MS outlook emails. Drives me nuts.

I have the same problem, and I also wondered if Google toolbar has anything to do with it. There GMAIL was set as the default mail application at first. I have removed that setting, but Firefox 4.0.1 continues to use GMAIL instead of Outlook which is my selection for mailto handling.

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  • When I click on an email link, it starts an unending cascade of new tabs that I can only stop by closing Firefox. I know I can just copy the link but can't that problem with Firefox be fixed???

    this doesn't happen with all links
    the most recent one has this CSS element:
    html body table.page tbody tr td.bodyborder div.body div.main div.content form#Form1 table.formcontents tbody tr td table.structure tbody tr td.action input#_SubmitRegistration.buttonsave
    It is on the page: https://www.ctpmp.com/Registration.aspx

    You will have the mailto protocol set to "Use Firefox". for details of how to fix it see the "Change the action for a content type" section of [[Firefox keeps opening many tabs or windows]]

  • Why, when I click on an email link in Firefox 4, GMail hijacks my browser instead of opening Thunderbird??

    Suddenly, anytime I click on an email link in Firefox 4, Gmail opens a popup window. This does not happen if I click an email link in IE 8.0 or Google Chrome. In Tools > Options > Applications, Thunderbird is set as my default in Firefox 4. If I go to Start > Control Panel > Internet Options, Thunderbird is the default email client as well. Clearing cookies and settings did not resolve this problem. What is going on?

    I have the same problem, and I also wondered if Google toolbar has anything to do with it. There GMAIL was set as the default mail application at first. I have removed that setting, but Firefox 4.0.1 continues to use GMAIL instead of Outlook which is my selection for mailto handling.

  • I use aol mail, and I want to change my mailto: to aol. Firefox won't let me do that. When I click on an email link in a webpage, my computer goes nuts.

    When I click on an email link on a webpage, my computer goes crazy. (Please note that links to other websites are fine.) My computer seems to want to link me to Internet Explorer, which I don't use often. The computer starts running very fast and hot. Sometimes, I get a multitude of identical error messages from Explorer, and it is often hard to delete them!
    I thought maybe I could solve this by changing my mailto: client, but there is no link for Aol. Please help!
    Thanks.
    ericasaunt
    PS: Why am I still on AOL? I still use the first email address I got many years ago. Friends and clients know my email and use it to contact me. I don't want to change it.

    Hi, cor-el,
    Thank you for responding so quickly!
    I tried to follow the instructions, but it didn't work. There are 10 mimeTypes.rdf files on my computer!
    I tried to follow the website instructions of
    Tools -> Options -> Content / File Types -> Manage
    but once I get to Content I am stuck. No Manage button. (there is nothing that says File Types)
    What do you suggest?
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  • When I click on an email link in Firefox, I get a message in the far left corner of my screen that says "mail to:email address". Outlook doesn't open up like it does in Internet Explorer. I've set Outlook as my default email in Windows 7.

    When I click on an email link in Firefox, I get a message in the far left corner of my screen that says "mail to:email address". Outlook doesn't automatically open like it does in Internet Explorer. I've made Outlook my default email in Windows 7.
    == This happened ==
    Every time Firefox opened
    == When I upgraded to Windows 7.

    See this:
    [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Changing+the+e-mail+program+used+by+Firefox]

  • I hope you can help me.  I purchased adobe captivate 8 on line and when I click on the email link to download, it comes up with 7 programs, some are 64 bit and some are not, my computer is 32 bit.  I am not sure which of these 7 to download?  All or just

    I hope you can help me.  I purchased adobe captivate 8 on line and when I click on the email link to download, it comes up with 7 programs, some are 64 bit and some are not, my computer is 32 bit.  I am not sure which of these 7 to download?  All or just the 4 non 64 bit?

    I tracked down the problem with the download and installation, my windows 7 was missing a file and after reinstalling windows everything worked out.  The first 32 bit program in their list was used.  I hope this can help others.

  • When I click on a email link my default outlook doesn't open. Instead gmail keeps opening. I have outlook checked as default already

    When I click on a email link my default outlook doesn't open. Instead gmail keeps opening. I have outlook checked as default already

    There are 2 settings to check for email programs, one is the Windows default email program which you probably already have set to Outlook. The other is a Firefox setting that determines how it handles mailto links. The second one may be set to Gmail. For details see [[Changing the e-mail program used by Firefox]]

  • When I click on an email address on a web page, a page no longer opens in my email program. Not sure if this is a problem due to Firefox or due to recent installation of Office 2010. I use a PC with Vista.

    When I click on an email address embedded in a web page, a page would open in my email program with this address in the "To" line. I recently installed Microsoft Office 2010 and now when I click on an email address nothing happens. I am not sure if this is due to Office 2010 or a Firefox problem. I use a PC with Vista.

    https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-program-used-open-email-links

  • Why will Safari not launch Eudora when I click on an email link?

    It used to work just fine. However, for about a month now, when I click on "send an email" at my Real Estate Board site, Safari is replaced by a white screen, then reverts back to the "send an email" page. Eudora doesn't launch. Mail doesn't launch. I have Internet Explorer for Mac installed as well, and it won't connect via my e-mail programs either.
    I also run Virtual PC, and under it, Internet Explorer. The Windoze version still works.
    What gives?

    Let me restate my problem.
    If I run Safari, click on the email link which should launch Eudora and open a "New Message" window, the screen goes white for a second and reverts back to the link screen but nothing happens. If I launch Eudora first, then in Safari click on the link, still nothing happens.
    If I run Explorer for Mac v 5.2.3 it will neither launch Eudora nor open a New Message window if Eudora is already launched.
    If I run FireFox, and I click on the link, Eudora will launch and a New Message window opens as it used to do in Safari.
    I could really use some help here. Any ideas? Why should I have to use 3rd party browsers?

  • Why does a new tab open when I click a page on google?

    When I click on a page in Google after searching it up through there, a new tab opens with the page and the Google tab remains. This does not happen on the Mozilla start page.

    hello, this might be a preference in your google search settings. go to google.com/preferences and disable the option to ''Open search results in a new browser window''.
    https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/425

  • How can i click on an email attachment and have it appear in a new tab?

    I used to be able to see any attached pic by simply clicking on the image in the bottom of an email, then the image would appear in a new tab. For some unknown reason, that is now not happening and I can't figure out how to get it back?

    Finder -> Preferences -> General -> uncheck "Open folders in tabs instead of new windows"

  • When I click on an email link it opens in the email window instead of opening a new window, how to get it to open a new window instead

    It's Comcast email, most links are to articles from the Wall Street Journal. Lately an email from Charles Schwab broker with a link to a pdf file has been doing the same. When I click on the link, it opens within the email frame, which is about 1/3 filled up with the toolbar, mailboxes, headings etc. If it opens with 2 bars on the right side to move down, I can see the whole article, but often it opens with only one bar on the right side which will not let me get all the way to the end of the page.
    It's been happening for several weeks. I got a new computer and it's still happening. Comcast sounds like they've never heard of it. Most recently happened today. I tried the same email link with IE and it opened a new window.

    Firefox sent an email to me to confirm that I had asked the above question. The email had a link to click. When I clicked it from Firefox, nothing happened. Then I opened IE, signed into Comcast, opened the email, clicked the link, and it brought me here.

  • In Mac Mail 4.5, how do I set preferences so that when I click on an email link the webpage opens in Firefox instead of Safari?

    I want to click on a link in an email and have the webpage open in Firefox instead of the default which is Safari.

    Hi roundabout-
    I was able to see links in Mac Mail 4.5 open in Firefox. I had the Firefox application open, and when I clicked a link in the mail client it opened correctly. I'm sorry if this is not helpful. Is Firefox set as your preferred browser?

  • Firefox does not become active from the Dock when I click on a email link

    In OS 10.5, I can temporarily put the Firefox window off to the Dock by clicking on the yellow button in the upper left of the Firefox menu bar. In earlier versions of Firefox, the window would become active again if I clicked on a web link in an email address or document. Firefox 3.6.3 will open a tab for the web link, but stays inactive on the Dock. Why the change?
    == This happened ==
    Every time Firefox opened
    == I upgraded to 3.6.3, I think

    Thank you, thank you thank you. This has been driving me crazy forever. I have looked for answers online but never knew to write or that anyone would answer my post so never tried. Whoever you are may lots of good things happen for you because your good deed. Know good karma is coming your way. Just changed the firefox default setting in mailto in applications to my regular email. saves tons of time and much swearing.

  • When I click on an email link on a website it doesn't open my entourage mail, I have to cut and paste the email address in

    When I am looking at a website and it says contact us with an email address, in the past when I click on this my entourage 'new mail' page would open so I could contact them, but know that doesn't happen and I have to cut and paste the email address into entourage manually, sometime this is not possible becuase the website doesn't actually give the email address just a 'click here' option

    See this:
    [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Changing+the+e-mail+program+used+by+Firefox]

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