Q: How do I work with Email attachments with Outlook Express?
Using HTML formatting
When you create messages using HTML formatting, only mail programs that support HTML can read the formatting. If the recipient's mail or newsreading program does not read HTML, the message is displayed as plain text with an HTML file attached.
To use HTML formatting on all outgoing messages
In the main window, click the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Send tab.
In the Mail Sending Format or News Sending Format sections, click HTML.
To use HTML formatting on an individual message
In an e-mail message window, make sure HTML formatting is turned on by clicking the Format menu. HTML formatting is turned on when a black dot appears by Rich Text (HTML).
Notes
To edit the HTML source tags, click the View menu and make sure a check mark appears next to Source Edit. Then, select the Source tab and start editing.
To set up Outlook Express so that your message replies are sent in a format that the originator's mail or newsreading program can read, in the main window, click the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Send tab. Check the Reply to messages using the format in which they were sent check box.
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To insert a file in a message
Click anywhere in the message window.
On the Insert menu, click File Attachment, and then find the file you want to attach.
Select the file, and then click Attach.
The file is listed in the Attach box in the message header.
Note
You can also add a text (*.txt) file into the body of your mail message by clicking the Insert menu and then clicking Text from File.
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To view a file attachment
In the preview pane, click the paper clip icon in the message header, and then click the file name.
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At the top of the message window, double-click the file attachment icon in the message header.
Tips
To save a file attachment, click the File menu, point to Save Attachments, and then click the file name. To save the attachment from the preview pane, click the paperclip icon, and then select Save Attachments.
When a message has a file attached to it, a paper clip is displayed next to it in the message list.
Placing Images Into Message Pane Of Christmas E-mail Letter
More people are choosing to send their Christmas cards via e-mail rather than through traditional mailing methods. Many recipients, however, are hesitant about opening e-mail attachments even from friends because of the viruses and worms floating around the Web. What to do? Why not create your own e-mail Christmas card by pasting images (family vacation photos, for instance) into the message pane of your e-mail message? It's easy to do. It's a good idea to only use pictures with a small file size as using large picture files will result in slow download times for dial-up connections.
To add pictures to your e-mail messages, follow these steps:
Using Windows XP SP2 Home Edition and Outlook Express 6
Open Outlook Express.
Create a new message and prepare it for sending by addressing, giving it a title (subject), and composing a message.
Click your cursor arrow at the location where you'd like to place the photo within your message and then click on "Insert" located on the Message Menu Bar. Select "Picture" from the resulting drop-down menu.
When the Picture Dialog Box appears, click the "Browse" button to locate the picture you want to send.
Click on the picture's location to select it. Click "Open" to return to the Picture Dialog Box.
Select from various options to alter the attributes of your photo, i.e. layout, alignment, border thickness, etc. You do not need to select any of them.
If you want to describe the picture for "text only" e-mail programs, click in the "Alternate Text" field, type a description of the picture, and then click "OK."
Click "OK" once you've completed your settings.
Complete your message and click "Send."
Using Netscape 7.2 on Windows XP SP2 and Mac OS X 10.4.9
Open Netscape Navigator Mail 7.2.
Create a new message and prepare it for sending by addressing, giving it a title (subject), and composing a message.
Click your cursor arrow at the location where you'd like to place the photo within your message. Click on "Insert" located on the Message Menu Bar. Select "Image" from the resulting drop-down menu.
When the "Image Properties" dialog box appears, click the "Location" tab. Click on the "Choose File" button. The "Select Image File" dialog box will appear.
Browse to your picture. When you've found the picture you want to send, click on the picture's icon to select it. Click "Open" to return to the "Image Properties" dialog box.
If you want to describe the picture for "text only" e-mail programs, click on the "Alternate Text" radio button and type a description of the picture in the field provided and click "OK."
Select from various options to alter the attributes of your photo. Options include text alignment and wrapping, spacing around the picture, etc. You do not need to select any of them.
Click "OK" once you've completed your settings.
Complete your message and click "Send."
Using Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 for the Macintosh OS X 10.4.9 and Windows XP
Open Thunderbird.
Create a new message and prepare it for sending by addressing, giving it a title (subject), and composing a message.
Click your cursor arrow at the location where you'd like to place the photo within your message. Click on "Insert" located on the Message Menu Bar. Select "Image" from the resulting drop-down menu.
When the dialog box appears, click the "Location" tab. Click on the "Choose File" button. The "Select Image File" dialog box will appear.
Browse to your picture. When you've found the picture you want to send, click on the picture's icon to select it. Click "Open" to return to the "Image Properties" dialog box.
If you want to describe the picture for "text only" e-mail programs, click on the "Alternate text" radio button and type your description of the picture in the field provided and click "OK."
Select from various options to alter the attributes of your photo. Options include text alignment and wrapping, spacing around the picture, etc. You do not need to select any of them.
Click "OK" once you've completed your settings.
Complete your message and click "Send."
Using Mail.app 2.1.1 for Macintosh OS X 10.4.9
Open Mail.app.
Create a new message and prepare it for sending by addressing, giving it a title (subject), and composing a message.
Click your cursor arrow at the location where you'd like to place the photo within your message.
Drag a photo from your desktop or some other location on your hard drive and drop it into the Body of your message.
Complete your message and click the "Send" button.
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