Re: picture(s) shown " inline" within an HTML email

From: Diane Poremsky [MVP] (dianenws_at_poremsky.com)
Date: 07/31/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 23:03:40 -0400

it sounds like it might be the same problem, but I'm not sure of the cause. 

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"a2thdrlr" <a2thdrlr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
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>I had checked all of those things previously. They are set as you have 
>suggested.  Diane, I really appreciate your sticking with me and trying to 
>help with this problem. I certainly have become frustrated, I am a first 
>time user of Office and this is a challenging introduction. I sure hope I 
>have not brought you a problem you can't solve!
> I have read in other posts that people seem unable to send e-mail in 
> Outlook with embedded pictures; they become attachments as mine do. Is 
> this a related problem?
>
> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> >I am not sure if we are moving away from my original question or towards
>> >discovery of a bigger problem.  What I have discovered is that you are 
>> >part
>> >right, Diane.  As long as the sender IS NOT me, they can elect to send 
>> >mail
>> >in HTML format.  I have received some HTML e-mails.  But I do not seem
>> >capable of sending an HTML e-mail.  I did an experiment.  I forwarded an
>> >existing HTML e-mail from my hotmail account to my main, Verizon 
>> >account,
>> >another existing HTML e-mail from my Verizon account back to myself 
>> >(same
>> >address), another one from Verizon to hotmail, and one from Verizon to 
>> >my
>> >wife (also Verizon).  All 4 e-mails converted to Plain Text on arrival.
>> >>
>>
>> Ok... so you can recieve html but not send it.
>> 1) you are composing in html? Not Rich text or plain text and think it's
>> HTML? the title bar of the message form should say the format
>> 2) go to tools, options, mail format, internet format button. Verify it's 
>> on
>> HTML. This covers you if you are using Rich text
>> 3) open a contact form - double click on the email address on the form. 
>> OR -
>> type an address in the to field and double click on it after it's
>> underlined. You'll see a dialog that should say let outlook choose the 
>> best
>> format.
>>
>>
>>
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