Comments on: Insert Inline Image?

Question: Insert Inline Image?

iconjack — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:50:08 -0800

How do I inline an image an Outlook 2007? Microsoft Outlook 2007 has three e-mail formats: plain, rich-text, and html. I create a new message of the html type and I want to insert an image, inline, in the text. In other words, I want to get an <IMG> tag in the html of the message. Surely there's a way?

By: Ike_Arumba

Ike_Arumba — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:56:54 -0800

I always just do this: using InternetExplorer, view the image you want, right click on it, and choose "copy". Then paste it where you want it in your Outlook email message.

By: damn dirty ape

damn dirty ape — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:05:09 -0800

Insert > Image (or picture). If you dont have Word 2007 installed (or if it isnt used as your default editor) then you're out of luck.

More info here:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA102086501033.aspx

By: iconjack

iconjack — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:14:49 -0800

The link that damn dirty ape presented pretty much described the method Ike_Arumba uses. However, I tested it, and it's sending the whole (encoded) image in the message. I'm trying to get it to insert the image via an <IMG> tag, so the image bits are not part of the message.

By: damn dirty ape

damn dirty ape — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:48:22 -0800

That may not be possible. Outlook doesnt allow editing of html (the only way I know how to do this). Ironically, Outlook Express does.

By: figment

figment — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:57:26 -0800

You can write the html elsewhere and import it into the Outlook message. In the Insert File dialog you'll see that the Insert File button has a menu attached under which is the option Insert as Text. This will insert the html directly into the message.

By: iconjack

iconjack — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:10:07 -0800

figment, I don't see anything in Outlook 2007 that looks like what you're talking about. Maybe I'm blind. But are you sure you're not talking about a different version?