This page explains how to format a SharePoint list column so that email addresses display as clickable mailto: links — useful for any ALTA team member who manages contact lists or directories in SharePoint.
You can make edit to allow clickable email in a SharePoint list by going to List > List Settings.
Then you can scroll down to choose a column that you use for email and click on it.
Next, please enter this JSON code into the
"Column Formatting" box and click "Ok" to save your progress. {"$schema": "https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/sp/v2/column-formatting.schema.json", "elmType": "a", "txtContent": "@currentField", "attributes": {"href": "='mailto:' + @currentField"}
Made with DASH A.i.Turning a plain-text email column into a clickable link takes just three steps: open List Settings, select the right column, and paste in a small block of JSON formatting code.
Key points:
Column Formatting JSON to copy/paste:
{
"$schema": "https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/sp/v2/column-formatting.schema.json",
"elmType": "a",
"txtContent": "@currentField",
"attributes": {
"href": "='mailto:' + @currentField"
}
}
The column you select should be a Single line of text column type containing email addresses. This formatting will not work correctly on columns set to the built-in "Person or Group" type — it is intended for plain-text email columns.
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