JPG attachments to email not automatically displayed

[toddwdc]

I am running Windows 98 SE. I recently upgraded from
Outlook Express to Outlook 2002. In Outlook Express an
email with JPG files attached would automatically display
the pictures in the body of the email following the text.
Now, in Outlook 2002, the pictures are not displyed in the
body of the text and only are shown in the header as files
being attached. It is necessary to open them using an
external viewer. Is there a way to change the settings in
Outlook 2002 to automaticaly display these attached
pictures (JPG files) in the body of the message??
Please help.
Todd

 

[Patricia Cardoza - [MVP Outlook]]

Nope. Outlook doesn't do this. Only Outlook express does.

--
Patricia Cardoza
Outlook MVP
www.cardozasolutions.com

Author, Special Edition Using Microsoft Outlook 2003

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[P_Lee]

Check my latest posts in this newsgroup titled 'Pictures in Outlook 2003' &
'Outlook macro - displays picture attachments inline'. I put together a macro
that will accomplish what you want with just one extra click.

 

[Guest]

Okay, I copied your Macro text into a Macro. Since I have
never done this before it was very confusing. You provide
no guidance whatsoever. It sort of works. It requires
that once the message is open, then pull down the TOOLS
menu, then click MACROS, then select the Macro viewer,
then click RUN. Is there any way to shorten this
process?

 

[P_Lee]

Yes, you can place a shortcut to the macro on your toolbar....

Go to 'Tools', 'Customize' (or right-click on the toolbar & choose 'Customize').
Click the 'Command's' tab if it's not already selected. Click 'Macros' in the
left column, then in the right column select & drag the macro you want to the
toolbar. (If the macro list is blank, ensure that macros have been enabled for
that session - more about security below).

To use my view attachments macro, just select one or multiple emails (you do not
have to open them first). Picture attachments will show up in the new browser
window, other attachments will just show as a red 'X' .

I put more details in some of my earlier posts:
- It's safe, because it won't run any executables or other attachments.
- Put a shortcut to the macro on your toolbar for easy access.
- You can select multiple emails & display all the attachments at once.
- It copies the files to 'c:\attachments_outlook' (creates the directory
if necessary - you can modify the path if you wish).
- It then deletes the specific files that were copied (no others).

Regarding macro security levels, I believe Outlook defaults to the 'High'
security level (under 'Tools', 'Macro', 'Security'). Macros like this will not
run under that level, so if you were able to run it you must have figured out
how to set the security level to 'Medium' or lower ('Low' is very unsafe & not a
good idea). 'Medium' will prompt you the first time you try to access a macro
during every session. A better way is to create a personal digital signature &
sign your VBA project. Then you can set your security level back to 'High' &
you won't be prompted anymore either. Here's instructions on how to do that (in
Outlook 2000 - others are similar):
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnout2k/html/oldigitalsignature.asp

Going back to customizing the toolbar.... While the 'Customize' dialog is open,
you can drag & drop toolbar items to rearrage them. Also, to remove an item,
drag it from the toolbar & drop it anywhere in the 'Customize' dialog box.
Refer to help on how to create separtor bars, etc.

Once you get all this setup, plese let me know how the macro works. Many people
seem to be looking for this kind of functionality, but I've haven't received
much feedback.

Patrick