Create Clickable mailto link email in Tableau dashboard This is a simple technique where we have to create a text object on the dashboard. This is rather a simple technique where we have to create a text object on the dashboard with the following text in it: mailto:emailaddress@yourcompany.com Just place the required email address after mailto: then once the dashboard is opened/run it, click on the above mailto:emailaddress@yourcompany.com. It will open the default email application like outllook with the address mailto:emailaddress@yourcompany.com in the to address. It doesn't even need you to create an action filter.