Send pdf inline (not as attachment)

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Noah

Is there a way to send a pdf file as the message and not
as an attachment? I want to be sure that every recipient
sees exactly what I sent in exactly the format I sent it.

Thanks
 
Ehm...

"I want to be sure that every recipient sees exactly what I sent in exactly
the format I sent it."

Then you'll need to send it as a PDF as the message format also depends on
the mailclient being used an whether or not the mailserver supports that
type of formatting.

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Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-What do the Outlook Icons Mean?
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Thanks for the quick reply. When you say I'll need to
send it as a pdf, I'm a little confused: My choices are
plain text, RTF, and HTML. That's really the crux of my
question -- HOW do I send the message as a pdf, as opposed
to sending a (text) message with a pdf file attached. If
my recipient's email client can't display the pdf, I
assume their client will show my message with an
attachment; I can live with that since I can't control
that. But for anybody with a client that is able to
display an inline pdf file (including those who use a
browser to read their email), they'll see the pdf file
without having to open an attachment (in the same way
formatted HTML email messages display.)

I'm using Outlook 2003 on XP Pro connected to a SBS 2K
server running Exchange 2000.

Thanks again in advance.

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Ehm...

"I want to be sure that every recipient sees exactly what I sent in exactly
the format I sent it."

Then you'll need to send it as a PDF as the message format also depends on
the mailclient being used an whether or not the mailserver supports that
type of formatting.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-What do the Outlook Icons Mean?
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

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Is there a way to send a pdf file as the message and not
as an attachment? I want to be sure that every recipient
sees exactly what I sent in exactly the format I sent it.

Thanks
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Noah said:
But for anybody with a client that is able to
display an inline pdf file (including those who use a
browser to read their email), they'll see the pdf file
without having to open an attachment (in the same way
formatted HTML email messages display.)
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I don't know of any mail client that will display a PDF file in line. All
receive it as an attachment, including those who use a web browser to read
their mail, since they have to click the attachment to open it. It may
_then_ display in the browser, but it's still an attachment.

If you send a PDF as an attachment to a plain text message, everyone who
receives it will see it exactly the same way, since PDFs contain all the
formatting information.
 
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