Forum Discussion
Clicking on an email address in a drop down list opens up Outlook
ccarcallas Forms automatically recognises the @ symbol and the . dot extension and creates the hyperlink automatically. The only way you can really get round this is to replace the @ and the dot with some text, for example [at] and [dot]:
Rob
Los Gallardos
Microsoft Power Automate Community Super User
- jerome190Mar 17, 2025Copper Contributor
mike4465, I tried emsneds suggestion by replacing dot with one dot letter and it does not show the hyperlink and send email to the specified person email address in a start and wait for approval action. Basically, it looks like a square in Notepad++ and you could see the difference in the above image.
Yours,
- mike4465Jul 25, 2022Copper Contributor
I have the same issue, however that won't work for me as I'm using them in a flow to generate and email to the individual. Any other suggestions?RobElliott
- SandfordAdamOct 02, 2023Copper Contributor
mike4465 I had a similar issue, so just added a lookup to the final column, storing the emails in another sheet. Seems to be working ok.
- emsnedsOct 18, 2023Copper ContributorCan you explain what you mean by this and the steps you used? Are you using MS Forms?
- RobElliottJul 25, 2022Silver ContributorNope, there's nothing else you can do.