Named anchors in Email Newsletter -- Outlook

They open a new window instead of jumping the preview window

[stefansavva]

Hello,

I am trying to write a link within a HTML email that will scroll the user down to a section of content within the same mail. I have done this a thousand times within a web page and would use something like this

<A href="#link" target="_self">Click here</A>
<A name="#link">End here</A>

However, when I check the mail using outlook express it opens up a NEW window rather than scrolling down in the same window.

Does anyone know how I can get round this?

Thanks,

[choster]

Be sure to use <A name="link"> instead of <A name="#link">. I omit target altogether in e-mail links.

[stefansavva]

Still not getting the result though.

I would like to keep the email in the preview pane without popping into a new window. The below example does exactly the same as my first one...Help!

<A href="#link">Click here</A>
<A name="link">End here</A>

[jim_w]

>>I would like to keep the email in the preview pane without popping into a new window.<<

I'm not convinced that a lot of people, at least the ones that know how to turn it off, even use the preview pane because of virus, et. al. So I'm not sure that you will be getting a ROI, (return of investment), of time to eveb bother with it.

Then, I found out the hard way, that a large percentage of businesses filter out html email because of spam. I had to go to a text newsletter email with a short description of an article and a link to the html newsletter on my web site.

[choster]

It may just be a quirk of Outlook Express-- never used it, couldn't tell you, but never received any complaints, either, and we have tens of thousands who receive our newsletter. I have no problems in the full version of Outlook. Do page anchors work as you desire on other HTML newsletters you receive?

[jim_w]

Actually, I never get any HTML email in OE. I do not use those email addresses for anything except business. Support, sales, etc. I use yahoo mail for newsletters, etc.