You can create a link in the text editor that goes to an email address. This can be useful if you want to provide your students with your staff email address for them to ask questions or request support.

An email link will launch the user's default email program when the link is clicked, create a new email and use the specified email address as the recipient. 

1. Type in the text that you want to make the document link and highlight it:
   
   The text you use for your email link may be the email address itself or other text such as "email me".
2. Click the Link button in the top row of text editor tools.
3. In the URL link box, type "mailto:" followed by your email address:
   
   In the example above, the full email link address would be "mailto:your.address@acu.edu.au".
4. Click the Create link button.

Your email link will now appear as a blue underlined link in your text.

You can also create links to documents. Using this option you can upload a new file to link to, or select from previously uploaded files or files stored in LEO Content (Equella).

1. Type in the text that you want to make the document link and highlight it:
   
2. Click the Link button in the top row of text editor tools.
3. Click the Browse repositories... button.

On the left you may see several tabs that enable you to select document files to link to:

• Upload a file: to upload a new file to link to.
• LEO Content:  to select a file stored in Equella.
• Recent files:  to select from files you've recently added or uploaded.
• Embedded files: to select files you've already added to this text editor field.

4. Select the file you wish to link to, or use the Upload a file option to browse for a file located on your computer and upload it.
5. When you upload or select a file, you will be returned to the LEO text editor, where you should now see the link text in blue and underlined, indicating that it is a link.
6. Remember to save your changes.

This link text will now attempt to open the document in the web browser when a user clicks it, or will prompt the user to download it if it cannot be opened by the browser.

How to edit a link

1. Click anywhere inside the link text.
2. Click the Link button.
3. Edit or replace the URL in the text box as required, then click the Create link button.

How to remove a link

1. Click anywhere inside the link text.
2. Click the Unlink button (which is located next to the Link button).
3. The link will now be removed from the text in the editor.

Moodle Docs 3.9: Atto text editor