Re: Problem with attachments

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Thanks so much for your replies.

"Michael Santovec" <michael_santovec@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ubv35hCCGHA.3920@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> It won't necessarily be displayed at the bottom of an OE recipient's
> message. It depends on their settings. If they have disabled the setting
> via the registry, then it won't be displayed. Not may OE users have
> likely done that. A more common case, if they are using Windows XP SP2 or
> Windows 2003 SP1 and selected Tools, Options, Read, Read All Message In
> Plain Text, then the image won't be displayed automatically either.
>
> Bottom line, you don't really control what's going to happen on the
> recipient's end.
>
> If you are going to send a form that the recipient will print and then
> use, I would recommend Adobe Acrobat PDF format. It is widely used for
> that purpose. They would need the Acrobat Reader to print it, but many
> people already have that. And the print function as the nice feature of
> scaling the printout to fit the printer regardless of the paper size and
> printer margins. You'll need a PDF generation program. Acrobat's is
> nice, but pricey. There are a number of free and shareware ones that are
> adequate for occasional use. For some sample programs, see:
> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=pdf+writer
> The program installs as a "printer". In your desired application (Word
> processor, graphic design, whatever) you print to the PDF program printer
> and it intercepts the output and creates the PDF file.
>
> If sending an image file (e.g. JPG or GIF), the ability to scale the image
> to the printer is dependent on whatever program they might be using to
> view the image. You can't count on that feature.
>
> --
>
> Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
>
>
> "BarbaraMN" <NOschissel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:aLEqf.333875$zb5.179365@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Thank you for your reply. If I understand you correctly, if I sent an
>> email to another OE user, the attachment would appear at the bottom of
>> the text, not on a separate attachment. If I sent it to a non-OE user,
>> it may be at the bottom of the text or it may require a second click
>> (little envelope) to open it (like it is on a separate page). Correct?
>> Could you address the second part of my question about the sizing of the
>> attachment? I'd like to be able to send a 7 1/2 x 10" form that the
>> recipient can print and use. Thanks.
>>
>>
>> "Michael Santovec" <michael_santovec@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:e5ubExxBGHA.3980@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> By default, OE displays any image attachments (JPG, GIF, BMP) at the
>>> bottom of the message text. This is a display only (not a duplicate
>>> attachment) and only affects what you see on your PC, not what the
>>> recipient sees. Whether the recipients also automatically see the image
>>> is dependent on their mail program and its settings. To change whether
>>> or not you automatically see the images on your PC, see the following
>>> article:
>>>
>>> Outlook Express Slide Show OE5, OE6
>>> http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/slideshow.htm
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
>>>
>>>
>>> "BarbaraMN" <NOschissel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:gpwqf.180614$qk4.49278@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> What I am working with now are JPGs. I would be interested in knowing
>>>> if the procedures are different with anything else. Thanks.
>>>> "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:u$FHggoBGHA.2840@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Graphic attachments (e.g., pictures, images; JPG, JPEG, GIF)?
>>>>>
>>>>> BarbaraMN wrote:
>>>>>> I have Windows XP and OE6
>>>>>> I have been unable to get an attachment to be a second step where one
>>>>>> must
>>>>>> click on the envelope in the attachment line in order to open the
>>>>>> attachment. In using Insert or the Attach paper clip in OE, my
>>>>>> attachments are placed on the face of the email instead so as soon as
>>>>>> one
>>>>>> clicks on the email in their in-box, the attachment comes right up
>>>>>> (without you have a choice to open it) Also, I was trying to
>>>>>> attach a
>>>>>> form that was slightly smaller than a 8 1/2 x 11 paper. Any prompts
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> get for resizing either give me an attachment that is way too big and
>>>>>> you
>>>>>> only see 1/4 of the form or it is way too small and the print is very
>>>>>> difficult to read. I have tried the Help in OE, prompts from my
>>>>>> Epson
>>>>>> scanner and even tried to route the form through Photo Shop. Any
>>>>>> help
>>>>>> would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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>


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