How To's

How To Send A Picture

With Outlook Express

 

Hover your cursor over a picture to see Tool Tips.

Use the F11 key to view full screen

New Message Window

Use the Rich Text (HTML) format to insert pictures in the message.

Address and add a Subject line

Your address book opens when you click it's Icon next to To:

 To Insert Picture

Click into the message body

If this formatting tool bar is not visible, you need to set the format to Rich Text (HTML)

And click the "Insert Picture" button

 

Note

The difference between inserting a picture into an email and attaching a picture as a file attachment.
Inserting a picture in Rich Text (HTML) format means the picture file is already open on the page when the message recipient opens the mail. The recipient can still save the picture file if they wish, but do not have to worry about opening the picture, since it will be open when they receive the email. This requires a email program capable of receiving HTML email which most will, except some versions of AOL, compuserve and Linx system.

Attaching a picture file will work for all email. The picture is attached just like any file attachment. The recipient can open the file attachment or not, at their discretion. You attach a file using the Insert/file attachment menu option

Or use the Insert Menu

Insert drop down menu view.

 

Clicking the "Insert" button opens this "Picture" window. Use the browse button to navigate to the picture you want to insert. Usually these are stored in:

C:\My Documents\My Pictures

 

Use the "Look In" box to navigate to the save location of the picture file you want to send.

Click on the folder where your pictures are stored.

When the folder where your pictures are stored is set, look for your image file in the display.

 

Be sure to note the "File of Type" box at the bottom of the "Picture" window. The default value is ".Gif" and ".jpeg". If your image file is in another format, you will need to either set that format in the "Files of Type" box, or set "All files".

The Alt Text is what creates this Tool Tip that you're reading now.

The Alternate text box is what makes the "Tool Tips" show when you hover your cursor over the picture. You can type in anything you want here. In addition, if for any reason the picture fails to load properly (be visible), the  recipient will at least know what you attempting to send.

I like to center the picture on the page and press the Enter Key a couple of times to allow some extra space at the top of the page.

I like to use a different color for picture caption lines.

This is the Format Toolbar

 

Font selection box, Text size, Paragraph style,  Bold (B)Italic (I)Underline(U)Font color(A) then line numbers, bullets, increase, decrease indent, text alignment(left, Center, Right align), insert line, create hyperlink, insert picture

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