html newsletters using DW

Saving an html newsletter to be emailed via outlook

[bartainer]

Hello,

I have a small situation: How do I send a newsletter (via outlook) that was created in DW? Do I preview the file in my browser and then copy and past it in outlook? Also, I have a friend who would like the guts to the file, how do I send him the guts if he does not have DW?

Ron

[encyclo]

I believe that in Outlook, you go to File > Send > Page by Email and you can select your HTML file. Make sure that all your styles are inline and that the image links are pointing to the full URL of the image files on your server.

If you want to send the HTML file for editing, the best way is to send it as a zip file in an attachment.

[bartainer]

Hello,

I did all this, however when I send the file as an attachment the images are not there...only the text. I have pointed the image file to i.e. http://www.example.com/images/me.jpg and I cannot see the images when email?

[edited by: encyclo at 1:05 am (utc) on Aug. 2, 2005]
[edit reason] Changed to example.com [/edit]

[encyclo]

You should check your Outlook settings - later versions of the program (and many other email programs such as Thunderbird and Outlook Express) block access to remote images as a security measure. It is not easy to get around this feature without sending the images with the email, which significantly increases the size of each message.

[bartainer]

I did preview my "example.com/examplepage.html" in DW preview. After saving the preview as a web page to my desktop, I did email it to my friend. Even after I inserted the url (http://www.example.com/images/me.jpg) he was still unable to see the images.

[bunltd]

Did you upload the images to your server?

LisaB

[encyclo]

Like I said, many email programs simply won't load them - it is a security measure to block web bugs (tracker images).

[bartainer]

Yes, my images are on the server! I can cut and paste the web page into Outlook and send! It looks great with no problems. It's just when I send the file as an attachment is when I have problems.

[12inch]

Hi bartainer,

Can you post your HTML code? Than it's easier to determine what is wrong.

Do you want your friend to see the HTML newsletter with images and text, or do you want your friend to only have the source code?

If you want your friend to have the source code of your newsletter, then you can send the code as plain text in Outlook. Just create a new message, copy/paste your HTML code and send the email. You can also zip your HTML file and send it as an attachment like encyclo already mentioned.

Anand

[sem4u]

Why are you sending the file as an attachment?

Open the HTML page in Internet Explorer, then:

click file > send > page by email

Then send your message in the usual way. Just make sure you are sending in HTML format and not rich text, etc.

[bartainer]

sem4u wrote: "Why are you sending the file as an attachment? Open the HTML page in Internet Explorer, then:click file > send > page by email"

Hi,

Yes, that did work perfect! Also, I was saving the page from IE as a "Web Page Complete" not as "Web Page html only". I guess there is a difference because my photos never came through when I saved the page as "Web Page Complete" through IE.

Thanks.