Title: Syntax error using mail-tag
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# Syntax error using mail-tag

 *  Resolved [Jenn Schlick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jschlick/)
 * (@jschlick)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-using-mail-tag/)
 * I have a select field that allows a visitor to select an option that is mapped
   to an email address:
 * [select topic “General question|email1@example.com” “Press inquiry|email2@example.
   com” “Website inquiry|email3@example.com”]
 * According to [this page](http://contactform7.com/tag-syntax/), I should be table
   to use [topic] in the “To” field. However, this is giving a syntax error.
 * Here’s a screenshot: [https://www.dropbox.com/s/myypv89b9ybacr3/contactform7-syntax-error.png?dl=0](https://www.dropbox.com/s/myypv89b9ybacr3/contactform7-syntax-error.png?dl=0)
 * What am I doing wrong?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/)

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 *  [barnez](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pidengmor/)
 * (@pidengmor)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-using-mail-tag/#post-7461318)
 * The syntax error is because the field is not currently required(*), so the user
   could complete and send it without having set any recipient:
 *     ```
       [select* topic "General question|email1@example.com" "Press inquiry|email2@example.com" "Website inquiry|email3@example.com"]
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [Jenn Schlick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jschlick/)
 * (@jschlick)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-using-mail-tag/#post-7461338)
 * That did it! Thank you!

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