Can't see photos in email text box unless I open the attachment

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Hi. As a new XP Pro user, I am unable to view photos in the text box, whether
I'm sending or receiving them. This results in my having to open each photo
separately to view them. Could someone kindly tell me how to change the view
in Microsoft Office Outlook to enable me to view photos when I open, or
compose an email with digital photo attachments. Thank you.
 
hooklinesinka said:
Hi. As a new XP Pro user, I am unable to view photos in the text box,
whether I'm sending or receiving them. This results in my having to
open each photo separately to view them. Could someone kindly tell me
how to change the view in Microsoft Office Outlook to enable me to
view photos when I open, or compose an email with digital photo
attachments.
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Attachments in Outlook are never displayed unless you open them. Embedded
images, however, will appear in the body of the message, but that's a
process only the sender can do. In other words, there is no option in
Outlook to make it behave like Outlook Express and show attachments in line.

To compose a message with images in line, you must use Word, compose in HTML
and use Insert>Picture to embed the image in the message.
 
I receive e-mails in HTML format with photos in-line; i.e., intermixed with
text. In Outlook Express the photos show up correctly but in Outlook they
are listed as attachments and I have to click on each one individually to
view it. It's not 100% of the time -- seems that this behavior depends on
the number of photos attached.

Is there an option that controls this?
 
RockClimber said:
I receive e-mails in HTML format with photos in-line; i.e.,
intermixed with text. In Outlook Express the photos show up
correctly but in Outlook they are listed as attachments and I have to
click on each one individually to view it.
Click to expand...

That means they were not included in line but in actuality were attachments.
It's not 100% of the time
-- seems that this behavior depends on the number of photos attached.
Click to expand...

Not as far as I know. It has to do with how the sender included them.
 
Hello Diane

Could I ask a question related to the sending of photo attachments in
Outlook 2003.

My aunty checks her emails from the Pacific Islands and can't open jpeg
files (family photos) I send to her as attachments. I use my Yahoo email
account to send the emails. She says when she clicks to open the attachments
(photos), text files appear. It's like opening a word document with all the
text/maths symbols. She uses Outlook 2003 as her email program.

I've searched the web for answers but haven't found an answer specific to
this query.

Could you offer some advice please?

Thanks,
Febs (Brisbane, Australia)

Diane Poremsky said:
if they were added to plain text emails, oe is displaying them inline - that
is a feature outlook lacks.
http://www.slipstick.com/mail1/inline.htm

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/






RockClimber said:
I receive e-mails in HTML format with photos in-line; i.e., intermixed with
text. In Outlook Express the photos show up correctly but in Outlook they
are listed as attachments and I have to click on each one individually to
view it. It's not 100% of the time -- seems that this behavior depends on
the number of photos attached.

Is there an option that controls this?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
since it's opening as text, it sounds like it could either be an encoding
issue or the image files are set to open in notepad. If it's the encoding,
you need to change it on your end. Try zipping the images and sending her
the zip - does she still have the text files?








Febs said:
Hello Diane

Could I ask a question related to the sending of photo attachments in
Outlook 2003.

My aunty checks her emails from the Pacific Islands and can't open jpeg
files (family photos) I send to her as attachments. I use my Yahoo email
account to send the emails. She says when she clicks to open the
attachments
(photos), text files appear. It's like opening a word document with all
the
text/maths symbols. She uses Outlook 2003 as her email program.

I've searched the web for answers but haven't found an answer specific to
this query.

Could you offer some advice please?

Thanks,
Febs (Brisbane, Australia)

Diane Poremsky said:
if they were added to plain text emails, oe is displaying them inline -
that
is a feature outlook lacks.
http://www.slipstick.com/mail1/inline.htm

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/






RockClimber said:
I receive e-mails in HTML format with photos in-line; i.e., intermixed
with
text. In Outlook Express the photos show up correctly but in Outlook
they
are listed as attachments and I have to click on each one individually
to
view it. It's not 100% of the time -- seems that this behavior depends
on
the number of photos attached.

Is there an option that controls this?


:


Hi. As a new XP Pro user, I am unable to view photos in the text
box,
whether I'm sending or receiving them. This results in my having to
open each photo separately to view them. Could someone kindly tell
me
how to change the view in Microsoft Office Outlook to enable me to
view photos when I open, or compose an email with digital photo
attachments.

Attachments in Outlook are never displayed unless you open them.
Embedded
images, however, will appear in the body of the message, but that's a
process only the sender can do. In other words, there is no option in
Outlook to make it behave like Outlook Express and show attachments in
line.

To compose a message with images in line, you must use Word, compose
in
HTML
and use Insert>Picture to embed the image in the message.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Thank you Diane,

What does 'encoding' mean? I compose my emails using plain text instead of
HTML Do I need to change it to HTML? I'll ask my aunty to check if the image
files are opened in Notepad & check if she has the text files.

Thanks for your time.
Febs

Diane Poremsky said:
since it's opening as text, it sounds like it could either be an encoding
issue or the image files are set to open in notepad. If it's the encoding,
you need to change it on your end. Try zipping the images and sending her
the zip - does she still have the text files?








Febs said:
Hello Diane

Could I ask a question related to the sending of photo attachments in
Outlook 2003.

My aunty checks her emails from the Pacific Islands and can't open jpeg
files (family photos) I send to her as attachments. I use my Yahoo email
account to send the emails. She says when she clicks to open the
attachments
(photos), text files appear. It's like opening a word document with all
the
text/maths symbols. She uses Outlook 2003 as her email program.

I've searched the web for answers but haven't found an answer specific to
this query.

Could you offer some advice please?

Thanks,
Febs (Brisbane, Australia)

Diane Poremsky said:
if they were added to plain text emails, oe is displaying them inline -
that
is a feature outlook lacks.
http://www.slipstick.com/mail1/inline.htm

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/






I receive e-mails in HTML format with photos in-line; i.e., intermixed
with
text. In Outlook Express the photos show up correctly but in Outlook
they
are listed as attachments and I have to click on each one individually
to
view it. It's not 100% of the time -- seems that this behavior depends
on
the number of photos attached.

Is there an option that controls this?


:


Hi. As a new XP Pro user, I am unable to view photos in the text
box,
whether I'm sending or receiving them. This results in my having to
open each photo separately to view them. Could someone kindly tell
me
how to change the view in Microsoft Office Outlook to enable me to
view photos when I open, or compose an email with digital photo
attachments.

Attachments in Outlook are never displayed unless you open them.
Embedded
images, however, will appear in the body of the message, but that's a
process only the sender can do. In other words, there is no option in
Outlook to make it behave like Outlook Express and show attachments in
line.

To compose a message with images in line, you must use Word, compose
in
HTML
and use Insert>Picture to embed the image in the message.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Hi Brianm

I too have the same question. So basically if my sister in Hawaii send me
photos as attachments (she has a Mac), I'm going to have to click each one
open, right? There aren't any preferences in Outlook that I can set to
receive .jpgs or .gifs already open and displayed in the email?

Thanks. My email is (e-mail address removed)

Denise
 
MusicChick2 said:
I too have the same question. So basically if my sister in Hawaii
send me photos as attachments (she has a Mac), I'm going to have to
click each one open, right?
Click to expand...

That's correct.
There aren't any preferences in Outlook
that I can set to receive .jpgs or .gifs already open and displayed
in the email?
Click to expand...

No. If the image is attached, it will display as an attachment. If it's
embedded, you see it in the open message.
 
Does anyone know if Microsoft intends to fix the picture/image/midi file
problems in the latest software? It's a major hassle to try to view some
messages unlike OE2003. Improvements & updates shouldn't take us backwards.
OE2003 may be the only solution at this point! It appears to be a major
oversight.
 
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