Outlook Express email query

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John

I have Windows XP Home SP3 and Outlook Express. Instead of emailing clipart
or a photo as an attachment how can this be sent within the body of the
email itself ?
 
John wrote:
:: I have Windows XP Home SP3 and Outlook Express. Instead of emailing
:: clipart or a photo as an attachment how can this be sent within the
:: body of the email itself ?


From the help files in OE -

To insert a picture into a message

1.. Click the place in the message where you want the image to appear.
2.. On the Insert menu, click Picture, and then click Browse to find the
image file.
3.. Enter Layout and Spacing information for the image file as needed.
Notes

a.. If you cannot select the Picture command, make sure HTML formatting is
turned on by clicking the Format menu in the message window and then
clicking Rich Text (HTML). A black dot appears by the command when it is
selected.
b.. If message recipients are not able to view your inserted images, on
the Tools menu, click Options. Click the Send tab, click HTML Settings, and
then make sure that Send pictures with messages is selected. Then resend
your message.
c.. To insert a background picture into your message, in the message
window, on the Format menu, point to Background, and then click Picture.
Click the Browse button to search for the file you want to use.
--


TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2009 - Update Services
http://taurarian.mvps.org
======================================
Disclaimer: The information has been posted "as is" with no warranties
or guarantees and doesn't give any rights.
 
John said:
I have Windows XP Home SP3 and Outlook Express. Instead of emailing
clipart or a photo as an attachment how can this be sent within the body of
the email itself ?
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Hi John,

did you try to "Insert" your clipart / photo ?
:-)

dfrog
 
Hi dfrog,

I haven't used "insert" for years as it always crashes my OE and I haven't
been able to resolve this problem. I usually go direct from my photo and
click on "email this file" and this includes the photo in a blank email as
an attachment. I will later today check out TaurArian's advice and see how
it works for me, with some luck it might even fix my "insert" problem as
well. I'll let you know.
Cheers,
John
 
Thank you TaurArian for you assistance. On checking my OE I found that in
fact the HTML formatting was turned on. Also on the tools menu>options>Send
Tab the HTML settings in the mail sending format was ticked. So was the Send
pictures with messages.

Inserting a "background" picture into a message worked OK and this way the
text would have to be typed on top of the picture of course. However it was
not possible to include a picture separate from the text.

As explained in my reply to dfrog "inserting" a picture even as an
attachment is impossible in my OE and it crashes each time when I click on
"browse" to select a picture and I loose my text as well. The only way for
me is to drag a picture into my message or email the file from the My
Pictures folder. This then sends the picture as an attachment only and not
within the email message and separate from the text. Is it possible to do
this at all?
 
Hi John,

Didn't know about your "crash problem"
TaurArian is MUCH more expert than I am, so here's hoping he/she (I'm not
sure :-) ) will come with more help.
Good Luck - hope you sort it
Regards
dfrog (male :-) )
 
Thanks dfrog but I'm no expert in OE.
K


dfrog wrote:
:: Hi John,
::
:: Didn't know about your "crash problem"
:: TaurArian is MUCH more expert than I am, so here's hoping he/she
:: (I'm not sure :-) ) will come with more help.
:: Good Luck - hope you sort it
:: Regards
:: dfrog (male :-) )
::
::
::
:: ::: Hi dfrog,
:::
::: I haven't used "insert" for years as it always crashes my OE and I
::: haven't been able to resolve this problem. I usually go direct
::: from my photo and click on "email this file" and this includes the
::: photo in a blank email as an attachment. I will later today check
::: out TaurArian's advice and see how
::: it works for me, with some luck it might even fix my "insert"
::: problem as well. I'll let you know.
::: Cheers,
::: John
:::
:::
:::
::: ::::
:::: ::::: I have Windows XP Home SP3 and Outlook Express. Instead of
::::: emailing clipart or a photo as an attachment how can this be sent
::::: within the body of the email itself ?
::::
:::: Hi John,
::::
:::: did you try to "Insert" your clipart / photo ?
:::: :-)
::::
:::: dfrog
 
Hi John, you should be able to insert images without crashing OE, suggest
you now post to the OE newsgroup for assistance in fixing the crashing
problem. Please advise them what version of windows and Service pack level.
More information, more likely the response.

Internet Explorer 6/Outlook Express
(Web interface)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress&lang=en&cr=US

(OE Newsreader)
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress

K

John wrote:
:: Thank you TaurArian for you assistance. On checking my OE I found
:: that in fact the HTML formatting was turned on. Also on the tools
:: menu>options>Send Tab the HTML settings in the mail sending format
:: was ticked. So was the Send pictures with messages.
::
:: Inserting a "background" picture into a message worked OK and this
:: way the text would have to be typed on top of the picture of course.
:: However it was not possible to include a picture separate from the
:: text.
::
:: As explained in my reply to dfrog "inserting" a picture even as an
:: attachment is impossible in my OE and it crashes each time when I
:: click on "browse" to select a picture and I loose my text as well.
:: The only way for me is to drag a picture into my message or email
:: the file from the My Pictures folder. This then sends the picture as
:: an attachment only and not within the email message and separate
:: from the text. Is it possible to do this at all?
::
::
:: ::: John wrote:
::::: I have Windows XP Home SP3 and Outlook Express. Instead of
::::: emailing clipart or a photo as an attachment how can this be sent
::::: within the body of the email itself ?
:::
:::
::: From the help files in OE -
:::
::: To insert a picture into a message
:::
::: 1.. Click the place in the message where you want the image to
::: appear.
::: 2.. On the Insert menu, click Picture, and then click Browse to
::: find the image file.
::: 3.. Enter Layout and Spacing information for the image file as
::: needed. Notes
:::
::: a.. If you cannot select the Picture command, make sure HTML
::: formatting is turned on by clicking the Format menu in the message
::: window and then clicking Rich Text (HTML). A black dot appears by
::: the command when it is selected.
::: b.. If message recipients are not able to view your inserted
::: images, on the Tools menu, click Options. Click the Send tab, click
::: HTML Settings, and then make sure that Send pictures with messages
::: is selected. Then resend your message.
::: c.. To insert a background picture into your message, in the
::: message window, on the Format menu, point to Background, and then
::: click Picture. Click the Browse button to search for the file you
::: want to use. --
:::
:::
::: TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2009 - Update Services
::: http://taurarian.mvps.org
::: ======================================
::: Disclaimer: The information has been posted "as is" with no
::: warranties or guarantees and doesn't give any rights.
 
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