In this tip we explained how to use the setup dialog boxes (the setup wizard) in Visual Installer. Below we will show you how to add a clickable link to a setup dialog box. The link can open a web page or open an e-mail client (with a specified e-mail address pre-filled) when somebody clicks on the link. A clickable link can be included in any of the following setup dialog boxes:   - Welcome - General information - General information 2 - Start installation - Installation completed In the step-by-step tip below we will show how to include a clickable e-mail address link in the Installation completed setup dialog box. This dialog box is shown as the last dialog box in the Visual installer's setup wizard, when all files have been installed.     How to add an e-mail address link to a setup dialog box:   1. Start Visual Installer.   2. Open a project file or create a new project.    3. Open the Dialog boxes tab.     4. Click on the "..." button to the right of the Installation completed option in this tab.     5. The Installation completed dialog box will now be opened. Enter a text like below in this     dialog box. Enter an e-mail address in the last row of the Dialog box text box:     6. Click OK to close the dialog box.   7. You can test the installation and preview the dialog box by choosing the File - Test menu option.    8. The Installation completed dialog box (that is shown in the last step of the setup wizard) will     look like:    9. If you click on the e-mail link, your e-mail client will be opened with the e-mail address pre-filled.     If you want to add a link that opens a web site or web page you can follow the steps above, but include an URL instead (e.g. http://www.samlogic.com) at step 5. The link must always be inserted in the last row of the dialog box text.

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