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hooklinesinka - 02 Feb 2006 15:29 GMT

Hi. As a new XP Pro user, I am unable to view photos in the text box, whether
I'm sending or receiving them. This results in my having to open each photo
separately to view them. Could someone kindly tell me how to change the view
in Microsoft Office Outlook to enable me to view photos when I open, or
compose an email with digital photo attachments. Thank you.

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Brian Tillman - 02 Feb 2006 19:02 GMT

> Hi. As a new XP Pro user, I am unable to view photos in the text box,
> whether I'm sending or receiving them. This results in my having to
> open each photo separately to view them. Could someone kindly tell me
> how to change the view in Microsoft Office Outlook to enable me to
> view photos when I open, or compose an email with digital photo
> attachments.

Attachments in Outlook are never displayed unless you open them. Embedded
images, however, will appear in the body of the message, but that's a
process only the sender can do. In other words, there is no option in
Outlook to make it behave like Outlook Express and show attachments in line.

To compose a message with images in line, you must use Word, compose in HTML
and use Insert>Picture to embed the image in the message.

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RockClimber - 23 May 2006 13:57 GMT

I receive e-mails in HTML format with photos in-line; i.e., intermixed with
text. In Outlook Express the photos show up correctly but in Outlook they
are listed as attachments and I have to click on each one individually to
view it. It's not 100% of the time -- seems that this behavior depends on
the number of photos attached.

Is there an option that controls this?

> > Hi. As a new XP Pro user, I am unable to view photos in the text box,
> > whether I'm sending or receiving them. This results in my having to
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> To compose a message with images in line, you must use Word, compose in HTML
> and use Insert>Picture to embed the image in the message.

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Brian Tillman - 23 May 2006 18:27 GMT

> I receive e-mails in HTML format with photos in-line; i.e.,
> intermixed with text. In Outlook Express the photos show up
> correctly but in Outlook they are listed as attachments and I have to
> click on each one individually to view it.

That means they were not included in line but in actuality were attachments.

> It's not 100% of the time
> -- seems that this behavior depends on the number of photos attached.

Not as far as I know. It has to do with how the sender included them.

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Diane Poremsky [MVP] - 24 May 2006 01:09 GMT

if they were added to plain text emails, oe is displaying them inline - that
is a feature outlook lacks.
http://www.slipstick.com/mail1/inline.htm

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>I receive e-mails in HTML format with photos in-line; i.e., intermixed with
> text. In Outlook Express the photos show up correctly but in Outlook they
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>> HTML
>> and use Insert>Picture to embed the image in the message.

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Febs - 28 Jun 2006 14:00 GMT

Hello Diane

Could I ask a question related to the sending of photo attachments in
Outlook 2003.

My aunty checks her emails from the Pacific Islands and can't open jpeg
files (family photos) I send to her as attachments. I use my Yahoo email
account to send the emails. She says when she clicks to open the attachments
(photos), text files appear. It's like opening a word document with all the
text/maths symbols. She uses Outlook 2003 as her email program.

I've searched the web for answers but haven't found an answer specific to
this query.

Could you offer some advice please?

Thanks,
Febs (Brisbane, Australia)

> if they were added to plain text emails, oe is displaying them inline - that
> is a feature outlook lacks.
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> >> HTML
> >> and use Insert>Picture to embed the image in the message.

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Diane Poremsky [MVP] - 28 Jun 2006 18:09 GMT

since it's opening as text, it sounds like it could either be an encoding
issue or the image files are set to open in notepad. If it's the encoding,
you need to change it on your end. Try zipping the images and sending her
the zip - does she still have the text files?

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> Hello Diane
>
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>> >> HTML
>> >> and use Insert>Picture to embed the image in the message.

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Febs - 03 Jul 2006 13:06 GMT

Thank you Diane,

What does 'encoding' mean? I compose my emails using plain text instead of
HTML Do I need to change it to HTML? I'll ask my aunty to check if the image
files are opened in Notepad & check if she has the text files.

Thanks for your time.
Febs

> since it's opening as text, it sounds like it could either be an encoding
> issue or the image files are set to open in notepad. If it's the encoding,
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> >> >> HTML
> >> >> and use Insert>Picture to embed the image in the message.

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MusicChick2 - 24 Jul 2007 19:38 GMT

Hi Brianm

I too have the same question. So basically if my sister in Hawaii send me
photos as attachments (she has a Mac), I'm going to have to click each one
open, right? There aren't any preferences in Outlook that I can set to
receive .jpgs or .gifs already open and displayed in the email?

Thanks. My email is denisesantangelo99@hotmail.com

Denise

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Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook] - 24 Jul 2007 19:56 GMT

Only if the mail is in HTML format.

There are some third-party addins, though:
http://www.slipstick.com/mail1/inline.asp

> Hi Brianm
>
> I too have the same question. So basically if my sister in Hawaii send me
> photos as attachments (she has a Mac), I'm going to have to click each one
> open, right? There aren't any preferences in Outlook that I can set to
> receive .jpgs or .gifs already open and displayed in the email?

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Brian Tillman - 24 Jul 2007 21:24 GMT

> I too have the same question. So basically if my sister in Hawaii
> send me photos as attachments (she has a Mac), I'm going to have to
> click each one open, right?

That's correct.

> There aren't any preferences in Outlook
> that I can set to receive .jpgs or .gifs already open and displayed
> in the email?

No. If the image is attached, it will display as an attachment. If it's
embedded, you see it in the open message.

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Pattycake1961 - 28 Sep 2007 23:40 GMT

when you find out please share with us!

> Hi. As a new XP Pro user, I am unable to view photos in the text box, whether
> I'm sending or receiving them. This results in my having to open each photo
> separately to view them. Could someone kindly tell me how to change the view
> in Microsoft Office Outlook to enable me to view photos when I open, or
> compose an email with digital photo attachments. Thank you.

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Pattycake1961 - 28 Sep 2007 23:49 GMT

Does anyone know if Microsoft intends to fix the picture/image/midi file
problems in the latest software? It's a major hassle to try to view some
messages unlike OE2003. Improvements & updates shouldn't take us backwards.
OE2003 may be the only solution at this point! It appears to be a major
oversight.

> when you find out please share with us!
>
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> > in Microsoft Office Outlook to enable me to view photos when I open, or
> > compose an email with digital photo attachments. Thank you.

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